Mary Ware (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mary Ware
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| office = Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 25th district
| term_start = January 13, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Lynn Rogers
| successor =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|03}}
| birth_place =
| party = Democrat
}}
Mary Anita Ware (born November 3, 1951) is an American politician, social justice activist, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 25th Senate district in Wichita, Kansas.
Career
She was elected to the Senate in December 2018 by Democratic Party precinct committee members to succeed Democrat Lynn Rogers, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor of Kansas.{{cite web |title=Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate |url=https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Democrats-pick-Mary-Ware-to-replace-Lt-Gov-elect-Lynn-Rogers-in-Senate-501713701.html |website=www.kwch.com |language=english}} In 2020, Ware was elected to a full term in her own right, defeating Republican Vail Fruechting by a margin of 55% to 45% in the general election.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/20elec/2020_General_Official_Vote_Totals.pdf |title=2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State |date= |accessdate=November 7, 2022}} Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.{{cite web|author=Celia Llopis-Jepsen |url=https://www.kctv5.com/news/cbd-oil-with-thc-in-kansas-stores-but-legality-is/article_151f7af0-aa0c-11e9-8c9c-e398b00f6588.html |title=CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing |publisher=KCTV |date=2019-07-19 |accessdate=2020-01-25}}{{cite web |title=Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate |url=https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Democrats-pick-Mary-Ware-to-replace-Lt-Gov-elect-Lynn-Rogers-in-Senate-501713701.html |website=www.kwch.com |language=english}}
Committee assignments
Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:[http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_ware_mary_1/ "Senator Mary Ware,"] in "Legislators", Kansas Legislature, retrieved April 4, 2023
- Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking minority member)
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Legislative Post Audit Committee -
- 2021 Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program
- 2022 Special Committee on Water
References
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{{Succession box
| before = Lynn Rogers
| title = Kansas Senator from the 25th district
| years = January 13, 2019 - Present
| after = Incumbent
}}
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{{Kansas State Senators}}
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Category:Democratic Party Kansas state senators
Category:Women state legislators in Kansas
Category:Politicians from Wichita, Kansas