Pat Pettey

Pat Pettey DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 6

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Pat PetteyDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 6
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Patricia D. Pettey (born November 28, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 6th district since 2013.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Kansas
BS Education/Early Childhood
Emporia State University
Certificate Administration
University of Kansas
MS Education
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Minority Whip
Kansas State Senate
2019 - Current
Senator
Kansas State Senate
2013 - Current
Commissioner
Unified Government, Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
1997 - 2010
Representative
Kansas State House of Representatives
1992 - 1996
Educator
Turner School District
1968 - 2006
Other Experience1 - 35 of 35
Cantor
Our Lady of Unity Parish/ Sacred Heart Church
Current
Lifetime Member
Kansas Parent Teacher Association
Current
Member
Kansas National Education Association-Wyandotte United Unisserv
Current
Member
Our Lady of Unity Parish/ Sacred Heart Church
Current
Board Member
Crosslines Retirement Board
2012
Board Member
Turner Community Connection
2011 - Current
Board Member
Mid-America Regional Council
2008 - 2011
Chair
Wyandotte Homeless Continuum of Care
2007 - 2011
Member
Grinter House Board
2005 - 2011
Board Member
Kansas City Kansas school Foundation for Excellence
2010 - Current
Chair
Resolution Commission, Kansas National Education Association
1999 - 2002
Coordinator
Silver City Celebration
1976 - 2001
Chairperson
Kansas National Education Association Resolution Committee
1999 - 2000
Coordinator
Implementation of At-Risk Preschool for Turner Unified School District 202
1996
Member
National Order of Women Legislators
Former Board Member
Parents as Teacher Consortium
Former President
Our Lady of Unity School Parent Teacher Organization
Former President
Turner Unified School, Kansas National Education Association
Former President
Argentine Opti-Mrs.
Member
Friend of the Library
Member
Kansas Women's Political Caucus
Current
Chair
Mayor's Council Against Domestic Violence
1999 - 2011
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Corrections and Public Safety, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Education Committee, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Social Services, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Kansas Security, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Select Committee on Education Finance, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Corrections, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health, Kansas State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Education, Kansas State Senate
Former Ranking Minority Member
Transportation Committee, Kansas State Senate
Former Ranking Minority Member
Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State Senate
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