Susan Wagle is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Kansas Senate

Kansas Senate

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 representing Kansas

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' 30th district since 2001. Wagle was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant governor

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 in 2006, with running mate State Senator Jim Barnett

Jim Barnett (politician)

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. She gained national recognition for her opposition to a human sexuality

Human sexuality

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 class at the University of Kansas

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and her unsuccessful campaign to eliminate funding for the University's school of social welfare.

Committee assignments

Wagle serves on these legislative committees:

• Local Government (vice-chair)
• Joint Committee on Children's Issues
• Commerce
• Education
• Ethics and Elections

Sponsored legislation

Legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Wagle includes:

• Constitutional amendment to have supreme court justices' appointments subject to consent of the senate.
• A bill to create a budget stabilization fund
• A bill regarding the right to bear arms

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Wagle's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:

Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Medical Society, Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Optometric Association, Koch Industries, Heart PAC

Health care companies were her largest donor group.

External links

• Kansas Senate
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Follow the Money campaign contributions
  • 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008