Ruth Teichman

Ruth Teichman

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd district
In office 2001–2013
Succeeded by	Mitch Holmes
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dennis Teichman
Residence	Stafford, Kansas
Profession	farmer, banker

Ruth Teichman is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 33rd District from 2001-2013. She was previously a member of the Stafford Board of Education for 20 years.

A farmer and a banker from Stafford, she is married to Dennis Teichman.

Committee assignments

Teichman served on these legislative committees:^[1]

Financial Institutions and Insurance (chair)
Natural Resources (vice-chair)
Education
Organization, Calendar and Rules
Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
Ways and Means

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Teichman's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:^[2]

Ruth Teichman (self-finance), Kansas Association of Realtors, Koch Industries, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Hospital Association, American Family Insurance, Farmers Insurance Group

Financial, insurance and real estate companies were her largest donor group.

Elections

Teichman was defeated by Mitch Holmes by a 7,635-6,762 margin in the Republican Primary on Aug. 7, 2012.^[3]^[4]

References

External links

Kansas Senate Biography
Project Vote Smart profile
Campaign contributions: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Teichman's website

Members of the Kansas State Senate

President of the Senate: Susan Wagle (R) Vice President of the Senate: Jeff King (R) Majority Leader: Terry Bruce (R) Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D)

Dennis Pyle (R) Marci Francisco (D) Tom Holland (D) David Haley (D) Steve Fitzgerald (R) Pat Pettey (D) Kay Wolf (R) Jim Denning (R) Julia Lynn (R) Mary Pilcher-Cook (R) Jeff Melcher (R) Caryn Tyson (R) Jacob LaTurner (R) Forrest Knox (R) Jeff King (R) Ty Masterson (R) Jeff Longbine (R) Laura Kelly (D) Anthony Hensley (D) Vicki Schmidt (R) Greg A. Smith (R) Tom Hawk (D) Robert Olson (R) Tom Arpke (R) Michael O'Donnell (R) Dan Kerschen (R) Leslie Donovan (R) Mike Petersen (R) Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) Susan Wagle (R) Carolyn McGinn (R) Steve Abrams (R) Mitch Holmes (R) Terry Bruce (R) Richard Wilborn (R) Elaine Bowers (R) Molly Baumgardner (R) Garrett Love (R) Larry Powell (R) Ralph Ostmeyer (R)

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