300 Southwest 10th Avenue, Room 521-E
Topeka, KS 66612-1504
Post Office Box 522
Hays, KS 67601
Full Name:
Barbara 'Barb' K. Wasinger
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Thomas; 4 Children: Matt, Drew, Anne Marie, Mark
Home City:
Hays, KS
Religion:
Catholic
Graduated, Leadership Kansas, 2012
BA, Journalism and Theology, Saint Catherine University, 1976-1980
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 111, 2019-present
Commissioner, Ellis County, 2013-present
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 111, 2022
Mayor, City of Hays, 2008-2012
Commissioner, City of Hays, 2005-2012
Chair/Member, Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2019-present
Member/Vice Chair, Higher Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2019-present
Member, Taxation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2019-present
Member, Financial Institutions and Rural Development Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Owner, Ellis County Abstract & Title, Limited Liability Company, 1985-present
Owner, W.T.C Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, 1987-2015
Chair/Member, Kansas University Midwest Cancer Alliance, 2013-present
Former Board Member, City of Hays Care Council
Former Board Member, Ellis County Economic Development
Founding Board Member, Hays Community Theater Incorporated
Representative, Hays Public Library Board
Member, Kansas Association of Counties Rural Representative Board
Member, Leadership Hays Alumni
Board Member, Northwest Kansas Corrections
Member, Lector, and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Hero, Ellis County Red Cross, 2010
Number of Grandchildren:
1
Priority Issues:
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Lower Taxes
- Stop Robbing Highway Funds
- Reduce Business Regulations
- Grow the Economy
- Properly Fund KPERS