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Carolyn McGinn

REPRepublican

State Senator, District 31

65

Years of Age

25

Years of Experience

KSResidence (state)

Carolyn McGinn (born January 27, 1959) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 31st district since 2005. She used to be a Commissioner on the Sedgwick County Commission.

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Education4 - 4 of 2

Friends University

MS Environmental Studies

1998

Wichita State University, Barton School of Business

BA Business Administration

1983

Past Positions1 - 5 of 5

Senator

Kansas State Senate

2005 - Current

Commissioner

Sedgwick County Commission

1998 - 2004

Co-Owner

Family Grain Production Farm

Current

Crop Insurance Adjuster

Farm Bureau Insurance

1995 - 1998

Junior High Coach and Substitute Teacher

Sedgwick Public Schools

1995 - 1998

Other Experience1 - 57 of 57

Member

Asbury Park Retirement Community of Newton Board of Trustees

2012 - Current

Member

Board of Directors, Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation

2009 - 2012

President

The Kansas African American Museum Board

2008 - 2012

Member

Advisory Committee, Lower Arkansas Basin

2004 - 2011

Member

Kansas Learning Center for Health

2005 - 2011

Member

The Kansas African American Museum Board

2003 - 2008

Member

Advisory Council, Newton Regional Hospital

2007 - Current

Member

Sand Extraction and Development Study in Intensive Groundwater Areas Task Force Chair

2004 - Current

Board Member

Old Cow Town Museum

1998 - 2004

Board Member

Kansas Association of Counties

2003 - 2004

Member

Wichita Downtown Development Corporation

2001 - 2004

Member

Greater Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau Member

2002 - 2004

Member

Several Sedgwick and Harvey County Chambers of Commerce

1999 - Current

Board Member

Andale Farmers Co-op

1993 - 1998

Former President

Sedgwick County Farm Bureau

1995 - 1998

Member

Kansas Farm Bureau State Committee, Natural Resources

1995 - 1998

Board Member

Domestic Crisis Center, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Sedgwick County, 2007-present

Former Vice President

Advisory Committee, Kansas Geological Survey

Member

Land O' Lakes Executive Council

Member

Newton Rotary

Financial Officer

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission

Current

Member

Board of Directors, State Agriculture and Rural Leadership

2015

Co-Chair

Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest

2005 - 2013

Kansas Representative

Executive Committee, CLEER

2008 - 2013

Member

Executive Committee, The Energy Council

2007 - 2013

Vice Chair

Energy and Environment Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

2009 - 2013

Chair

Home and Community Based Services Oversight Joint Committee, Kansas State Senate

2009 - 2012

Chair

Energy and Environment Joint Committee, Kansas State Senate

2008 - 2012

Chair

Ways and Means Committee, Kansas State Senate

2011 - 2012

Member

Kansas Security Joint Committee, Kansas State Senate

2005 - 2012

Chair

Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

2005 - 2011

Member

Utilities Committee, Kansas State Senate

2009 - 2011

Member

Midwestern Radioactive Waste Materials Transportation Committee, Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest, 2006-present

2006 - 2010

Member

High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

2005 - 2010

Member

Local Government Committee, Kansas State Senate

2009 - 2010

Vice Chair

Ways and Means Committee, Kansas State Senate

2009 - 2010

Member

Ways and Means Committee, Kansas State Senate

2005 - 2008

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Social Services, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Health, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair

Ways and Means Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Judiciary Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Ethics, Elections and Local Government Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Agriculture Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on the Department of Administration, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Education, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Joint Committee on State Building Construction, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Confirmation Oversight Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Select Committee on Education Finance, Kansas State Senate

Former Member

Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Vice Chair

Legislative Budget Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Vice Chair

Select Committee on Education Finance, Kansas State Senate

Member

Department of Administration Subcommittee, Kansas State Senate

Member

Health Subcommittee, Kansas State Senate

Vice Chair

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