- Oletha Faust-Goudeau
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Oletha Faust-Goudeau Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 29th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 03, 2009Preceded by Donald Betts Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 84th districtIn office
January 26, 2003 – January 03, 2009Preceded by Donald Betts Succeeded by Gail Finney Personal details Political party Democratic Residence Wichita, Kansas Occupation Photographer, (Family Portraits) Oletha Faust-Goudeau is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 29th District since 2008. She was previously a Kansas Representative. She was appointed to this position in 2004.
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Committee assignments
Faust-Goudeau serves on these legislative committees:[1]
- Ethics and Elections
- Federal and State Affairs
- Joint Committee on Arts and Cultural Resources
- Joint Committee on Children's Issues
- Commerce
- Joint Committee on Economic Development
- Local Government
Major donors
Some of the top contributors to Faust-Goudeau's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[2]
- Kansas National Education Association, Kansans for Lifesaving Cures, KTLA Consumer Civil Justice, Kansas Contractors Association, AT&T
Labor interests were her largest donor group.
Controversies
She tried to get out of a speeding ticket by playing the race card and using the fact that she was a state senator. This was not an isolated case.[3]
References
External links
- Kansas Senate
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Follow the Money campaign contributions
Members of the Kansas State Senate President of the Senate: Stephen Morris (R) • Vice President of the Senate: John Vratil (R) • Majority Leader: Jay Emler (R) • Minority Leader: Anthony Hensley (D) - Dennis Pyle (R)
- Marci Francisco (D)
- Tom Holland (D)
- David Haley (D)
- Kelly Kultala (D)
- Chris Steineger (R)
- Terrie Huntington (R)
- Tim Owens (R)
- Julia Lynn (R)
- Mary Pilcher-Cook (R)
- John Vratil (R)
- Pat Apple (R)
- Bob Marshall (R)
- Dwayne Umbarger (R)
- Jeff King (R)
- Ty Masterson (R)
- Jeff Longbine (R)
- Laura Kelly (D)
- Anthony Hensley (D)
- Vicki Schmidt (R)
- Mark Taddiken (R)
- Roger Reitz (R)
- Robert Olson (R)
- Pete Brungardt (R)
- Jean Schodorf (R)
- Dick Kelsey (R)
- Leslie Donovan (R)
- Mike Petersen (R)
- Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
- Susan Wagle (R)
- Carolyn McGinn (R)
- Steve Abrams (R)
- Ruth Teichman (R)
- Terry Bruce (R)
- Jay Emler (R)
- Allen Schmidt (D)
- Raymond Merrick (R)
- Garrett Love (R)
- Stephen Morris (R)
- Ralph Ostmeyer (R)
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