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Kansas lawmakers pick leaders as parties urge unity
Legislators named leaders in the Kansas House and Senate amid hopes factions will stop fighting. House Republicans chose Rep. Bob Miller of Well ington as speaker nominee with Rep. Bob Mead as rival. Democrats backed Rep. Tom Sawyer in Wichita for minority leader. Senate Republicans faced little resistance while Democrats split over leadership, with minority leader Jerry Karr calling for unity.
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Topeka
House
Johnson County
GOP
Senate
Jerry Karr
D-Emporia
Bob Miller
Wellington
Bob Mead
R-Pawnee
Miller
Vince Snowbarger
Olathe
Tim Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
Shallenburger
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
George Teagarden
LaCygne
Sawyer
Teagarden
Robert Miller
Center
Phil Kline
Shawnee
Kansas House