Kansas House of Representatives

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The Kansas House of Representatives ( Kansas House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature , the Legislature of the State of Kansas .

The Chamber of Parliament consists of 125 members, each representing an electoral district. Each of these fixed units comprises an average of 19,000 inhabitants. The MPs are each elected for two-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. The House of Representatives boardroom, along with the State Senate, is located in the Kansas State Capitol in the capital, Topeka .

Structure of the chamber

The Speaker of the House is the Chairman of the House of Representatives . He is first elected by the majority parliamentary group in the chamber before confirmation by the entire parliament follows. The speaker is also responsible for the legislative process and oversees the assignments to the various committees. The incumbent has been Republican Michael O'Neal since 2009 .

Other important office holders are the majority leader and the opposition leader ( minority leader ), who are elected by the respective parliamentary groups. Republican Majority leader is Arlen victory Freid , as Minority leader of the Democrats acts Paul Davis .

Composition after the 2010 election

Political party MPs
Republican Party 92
Democratic Party 33
total 125
majority 59

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