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Age: 40
Family: Wife, Jennifer, two daughters.
Education: Graduate of Independence, Kan., High School, attended Independence Community College and graduated from the University of Kansas. Received master's degree in international politics from University of Leicester, England. and legal degree form Georgetown Law School, Washington, D.C.
Profession: Attorney
Personal history: Republican senator, 15th District, seeking third term. Senate Majority Leader. Worked as a journalist and in the Washington, D.C., offices of U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum from Kansas and U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. Served one year as assistant Kansas attorney general in the Consumer Protection Division and later, on the staff of Gov. Bill Graves.
Top issues: Be an advocate for rural Kansas district, pushing for a world-class public education system for every child in Kansas while holding down property taxes and streamlining and limiting government; promoting economic development and improving the stateÕs business climate; protecting public services and institutions important to rural Kansans.
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