Ralph Ostmeyer
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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|state_senate=Kansas
|state=Kansas
|district=40th
|term_start= January 10, 2005
|term_end=January 9, 2017
|preceded= Stan Clark
|succeeded= Rick Billinger
|state_house1 = Kansas
|district1 = 118th
|term_start1 = January 8, 2001
|term_end1 = January 10, 2005
|preceded1 = Gayle Mollenkamp
|succeeded1 = Virginia Beamer
|party=Republican
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Ralph Ostmeyer (May 6, 1943) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 40th district from 2005 through January 2017. Previously, he served as a Representative in the House (2001–2005). He is a farmer and rancher from Grinnell, and is married to Kay Ostmeyer.
Committee assignments
Ostmeyer served on these legislative committees:{{Cite web|url=https://www.kslegislature.gov/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_ostmeyer_ralph_1/|title=Senator Ralph Ostmeyer | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature|website=www.kslegislature.gov}}
- Agriculture (vice-chair)
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Federal and State Affairs
- Local Government
Major donors
Some of the top contributors to Ostmeyer's 2008 campaign, according to OpenSecrets, were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108112|title=OSTMEYER, RALPH | Follow The Money|website=www.followthemoney.org}}
: Koch Industries, Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Contractors Association, John G. Lewis, Dana C. Lewis, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee
Financial, insurance and real estate were his largest donor group, followed by energy and natural resources companies.
References
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External links
- [http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_ostmeyer_ralph_1/ Kansas Senate Biography]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=34553 Project Vote Smart profile]
- Campaign contributions: [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=32287 2000], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=18224 2002], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=74221 2004], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=83031 2006], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108112 2008]
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Category:Republican Party Kansas state senators