Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 8, 2017-2019

Council Member, City of Prairie Village, Ward 6, 1999-2003

Appointed by Governor Bill Graves, Member, Kansas Council on Travel and Tourism, present

Former Member, Children and Seniors Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Project Coordinator, Union Station Assistance Corporation, 1994-2000

Caseworker, Senator John C. Danforth, 1992-1994

Minority Staff Assistant, United States Senate, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 1992-1994

Member, Atonement Lutheran Church, present

Liaison, Blue Valley Legislative Coalition, Parent Teacher Organization, Oak Hill Elementary, present

Supporter/ volunteer, Metro Lutheran Ministries, present

Board Member, Nottingham Forest Homeowner association, present

Vice President, Operations, Parent Teacher Organization, Oak Hill Elementary, present

President, Parent Teacher Organization, Oak Hill Elementary, present

Chair, State Public Affairs Committee, Junior League of Kansas City, present

Former Co-Chair, Social Committee, Nottingham Forest Homeowner association

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

10 August 1996

Favorite Quote:

"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book"--Marcel Proust (Just finished painting this on my eldest daughter's bedroom wall)

Ella: "I think I'm getting my 6-year trousers."
Patty: "Pardon me?"
Ella: "You know, my 6-year trousers."
Patty: "Do you mean your 6-year molars?"
Ella: "Yeah, those."

Conversation with Jane 2013 before Super Bowl:
Jane: "What city are the Ravens from?"
Me: "Baltimore. Remember when we spent the day there with the Baughmans a few years ago?"
Jane: "Yes, but I thought it was Voldemort."
Me: "You thought there was a city named Voldemort, Maryland?"
Jane: "Yep."

Spouse's Occupation:

Attorney, Stinson, Leonard, Street Limited Liability Partnership