Kansas Republican Party

Precincts: Kansas is divided into thousands of administrative voting districts called precincts. Precincts are not based on population and range from 0 registered voters to 2,500 voters. During the biannual primary election in August, the registered Republican voters in each precinct elect one precinct committeeman and one precinct committeewoman (also known as "precinct leaders"). Vacancies in precinct positions may be filled by the county party chair. In the event that an elected partisan state legislative or county office becomes vacant, the precinct leaders from that district will meet and elect a replacement

County Party: Each of the 105 counties has an active Republican County Party. Every two years, between the primary election and 2 weeks after the general election, all the precinct committee people – the county party "Central Committee" – hold a meeting and elect county party officers, a chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer. Each county party is responsible for recruiting, advising, and supporting county-level candidates and supporting all Republican candidates whose district includes all or part of the county

County Delegates: At the biannual meeting of the precinct committeemen, county delegates are elected. Each county has two automatic delegates, its chair and vice chair. Additional delegates are awarded based on the total number of Republican votes from the county in the last primary election. While most counties have only 2 delegates, large counties, like Sedgwick and Johnson, have dozens of county delegates

District Committee: The county delegates assemble in four different Congressional District Committees. In December or January after each general election, the District Committees meet and elect four officers (chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer) and 37 delegates and 37 alternate delegates to the state committee. In presidential election years, the District Committee meets to elect some of the delegates to the Republican National Convention. In the event a Congressional office becomes vacant, the District Committee will select the Republican candidate for the special election to fill the vacancy

State Committee: The state committee, currently has 179 members, and is made up of 37 delegates from each congressional district, the chair and vice-chair of each district, the six state party officers, key elected officials and leaders of Republican affiliated groups. The State Committee meets at least twice a year. Every two years the newly elected delegates elect new state party officers – a chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer. During the first meeting in a Presidential election year, the state committee elects a National Committeeman and Committeewoman, who take office immediately after the Republican national convention. The state committee approves resolutions, changes to the state party constitution and by-laws, and approves the party platform every two years

Executive Committee: The Executive committee currently has 38 members and is made up of the party officers, elected officials, leaders of Republican affiliated groups, and some specially appointed and elected individuals. The Executive Committee meets at State Committee meetings and by phone several times during the year. Budgetary and other administrative supervisory duties are tasked to the executive committee

State party officers: There are six party officers. The chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer are elected every two years. The national committeeman and women are elected every four years. The chair may hire an executive director and other paid staff with the approval of the executive committee

Republican House Campaign Committee (RHCC) and Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee (KRSC): These are special party organizations composed of Republican Representatives and Senators. The role of these organizations is to recruit, advise, and support Republican candidates for the Kansas House and Senate. The Representatives and Senators elect the leadership for each organization

Chair:

Mike Brown

Vice-chair: Cheryl Reynolds

Secretary: Tess Anderson

Treasurer: Alan Townsend

National Committeewoman: Kim Borchers

National Committeeman: Mark Kahrs

Senior U.S. Senator Jerry Moran

Junior U.S. Senator Roger Marshall

(U.S. House (1995–1996); U.S. Senate (III) (1997–2010); Governor (2011–2018))

Sam Brownback

(Governor (1915–1918); U.S. Senate (II) (1919–1948))

Arthur Capper

(U.S. House (1935–1946); Governor (1947–1950); U.S. Senate (III) (1950–1968))

Frank Carlson

(U.S. House (1893–1906); U.S. Senate (II) (1907–1912); U.S. Senate (III) (1915–1929); 31st Vice President (1929–1933))

Charles Curtis

(U.S. House (1961–1968); U.S. Senate (III) (1969–1996); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1972–1974); Vice presidential nominee (1976); Presidential nominee (1996))

Bob Dole

(President of the United States (1953–1961))

Dwight D. Eisenhower

(Secretary of State (1987–1994); Governor (1995–2002))

Bill Graves

(Speaker of the Kansas House (1927–1928); Governor primary candidate (1928); State Party Chairman (1930–1932); National Committeeman (1932–1940); Chair Republican National Committee (1936–1940))

John D. M. Hamilton

(Speaker of the Kansas House (1925–1926); U.S. House (1927–1957))

Clifford R. Hope

(U.S. Senate (III) (1873–1891); Senate President Pro Tempore (1887–1891))

John James Ingalls

(U.S. Senate (II) (1978–1997))

Nancy Kassebaum

(Governor (1933–1936); Presidential nominee (1936))

Alf Landon

(U.S. House (1903–1914); Editor of the Wichita Eagle)

Victor Murdock

(U.S. Senate (II) (1962–1978))

James B. Pearson

(U.S. House (1969–1980))

Keith George Sebelius

(Governor (1943–1946), U.S. Senate (II) (1949–1962))

Andrew Frank Schoeppel

(Governor (1909–1912), Speaker of the Kansas House (1907–1908), State Party Chair (1904–1906))

Walter Stubbs

Mark Kahrs (since July 2016 to present), three terms

(January 2011 – July 2016), one term and a quarter, also U.S. Representative (1995–2011)

Todd Tiahrt

(July 2008 – January 2011), three quarters of a term, resigned upon taking office in Congress, U.S. Representative (2011–2017), also director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018) and U.S. United States Secretary of State (2018–2020)

Mike Pompeo

Steve Cloud (July 2003 – July 2008), one term and a quarter

Calvin James (July 2000 – July 2003), three quarters of a term (died in office)

Dwight Sutherland (September 1997 – July 2000), three quarters of a term

Mike Harris (July 1996 – September 1997), a quarter of a term (resigned)

Jack Ranson (January 1987 – July 1996), two terms and a quarter

(August 1966 – January 1987), four terms and a half, plus three quarters (died in office) also candidate for the governorship in 1960 and 1964

Huck Boyd

Sam Mellinger (April 1964 – August 1966), half a term, also state party chair (1958–1960), became National Committeeman after resigned

Harry Darby

(June 1940 – April 1964), five terms and three quarters, resigned, also U.S. Senator (1949–1950)

Harry Darby

(June 1932 – June 1940), two terms, also House Speaker (1927–1928), state party chair (1930–1932), chair of the Republican National Committee (1936–1940)

John D. M. Hamilton

David W. Mulvane (June 1920 – June 1932; second time), three terms, conservative political operative, ally of

Charles Curtis

Fred Stanley (June 1912 – June 1920), two terms, progressive

David W. Mulvane (June 1900 – June 1912; first time), three terms, conservative political operative, ally of

Charles Curtis

Cyrus Leland, Jr. (1884–1900), four terms, also state party chair (1878–1880; 1894–1896), conservative political operative, ally of

William McKinley

(1872–1884; second time), three terms, also Kansas Governor (1883–1886)

John A. Martin

(1870–1872), half a term, also U.S. Senator (1860–1872)

Samuel C. Pomeroy

(1868–1870; first time), half a term, also Kansas Governor (1883–1886)

John A. Martin

Samuel J. Crawford (1866–1868), half a term

(1864–1866), half a term (died in office), also U.S. Senator (1861–1866)

James H. Lane

William A. Phillips (1860–1864), one term

Martin Conway (1856–1860), one term, also U.S. Representative (1861–1862)

"Story Three: You Never Know" uses the 2002 Kansas Republican primaries as a case-study for the ongoing debates within the Republican party. It focuses on the 2002 trip of David Kensinger, 's Chief of Staff, from Capitol Hill to guide to three conservative Kansas candidates who challenge mainstream party nominees

Sam Brownback

"Story Four: Sam in the Snow" focuses largely on (then Senator) Sam Brownback's commitment to push forward comprehensive immigration reform in 2002, and the obstacles posed by the creation of the . The film also chronicles his choice between the Senate Judiciary Committee with a likely position as chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee and a coveted seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The film's title refers to Brownback^[112]

Department of Homeland Security

Official website