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Dan Hawkins elected speaker as Kansas House organizes for 2025 session
Summary
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives were sworn in and unanimously elected Representative Dan Hawkins as Speaker; Hawkins named key House officers and called for unity and civility.
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives took their oaths of office and unanimously elected Representative Dan Hawkins as Speaker during the chamber’s organization on Jan. 13, 2025. The oaths were administered by Chief Justice Marla Luker of the Kansas Supreme Court.
The House’s majority caucus nominated Representative Dan Hawkins for speaker. Representative Brandon Woodard, the House minority leader, moved to close nominations and have the temporary clerk cast a unanimous ballot for Hawkins; the motion was adopted by voice vote. The temporary clerk then recorded a…
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