Mike Amyx's Biography
- State House (KS) - District 45, Democratic Assistant Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
300 Southwest 10th Avenue, Room 359-W
Topeka, KS 66612-1504
501 Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66049
Full Name:
Mike Amyx
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Marilyn; 1 Child: Chris
Birth Date:
06/11/1953
Birth Place:
Lawrence, KS
Home City:
Lawrence, KS
Religion:
Methodist
No education information on file.
Assistant Minority Leader, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 45, 2019-present
Commissioner, Douglas County, 1988-93
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 45, 2024
Commissioner, City of Lawrence, 1988-1993, 2005-2018
Mayor, City of Lawrence, 1985-1988, 2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2014-2017
Member, 2020 Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Calendar and Printing Committee
Member, General Government Budget Committee
Ranking Minority Member, Higher Education Budget Committee
Ranking Minority Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee
Member, Legislative Budget Committee
Ranking Minority Member, Higher Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Former Ranking Minority Member, General Government Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Local Government Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Owner, Amyx Barber Shop
Member, First United Church Board of Trustees, present
Member, Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, present
Chair, Kansas Barber Board, 2003-2013
Chair, Douglas County Commission, 1989-1990
Awards:
2018 Best of Lawrence Community Servant
Lawrence Business Hall of Fame
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
After spending 25 years as a Lawrence City Commissioner, Lawrence Mayor, Douglas County Commissioner, and Douglas County Commission Chair, I wish to take my common-sense leadership to Topeka to represent our neighbors.