Larry Alley

American politician
Larry Alley
Majority Leader of the Kansas Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 9, 2021
Acting: April 9, 2021 – May 26, 2021
Preceded byGene Suellentrop
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded bySteve Abrams
Personal details
Born (1948-09-23) September 23, 1948 (age 75)
Douglass, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSondra
Children2
EducationPittsburg State University (BS)

Larry Alley (born September 23, 1948) is an American politician who has served in the Kansas Senate from the 32nd district since 2017.[1][2] Following the removal on April 9, 2021 of Gene Suellentrop from the office of Majority Leader, Alley, who was the Republican Assistant Leader, succeeded him in an acting capacity.[3][4] He was subsequently elected Senate Majority Leader,[5] and remains so (as of mid-2024).[6]

Career

Occupation

Alley is the former CEO of Eastside Development, in Winfield, Kansas.[7] and a former project manger for Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita.[8]

Politics

In 2014, Alley ran as the Republican for State Representative of the 79th District (in south-central Kansas, including most of Sumner and Cowley Counties), barely winning in initial vote counts,[7] but ultimately lost to incumbent Democrat Ed Trimmer by 17 votes.[9]

In 2017, Alley ran as a Republican for State Senator of the 79th District (far-south-central Kansas—including Barber, Comanche, Harper, and Sumner Counties, and parts of Sedgwick, Kingman and Cowley Counties[10][11]—and won.[11]

Alley served as Senate Assistant Majority Leader in 2021.[8]

In April 2021, he was suddenly elevated to Acting Senate Majority Leader, immediately following the arrest of Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop (on drunk-driving and resisting arrest charges). Rather than Suellentrop resigning his caucus position, Senate President Ty Masterson had said most of Suellentrop's duties would be temporarily assigned to Alley, in the words of Suellentrop, "...until matters that I am currently dealing with are resolved."[4][12]

The Republican caucus elected Alley permanent majority leader at the end of the 2021 legislative session. Alley indicated his priority was focused on redistricting.[5]

In 2024, Alley declared intent to run for re-election.[11]

Leadership and committees

Alley, in 2024, continued in the post of Senate Majority Leader.[6]

In 2024, he chaired the Confirmation Committee (overseeing gubernatorial appointments) and the Executive Committee on Ways and Means (taxes and other government-funding issues). He is (2024) Vice-chair of the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations (in a state that governs Indian casinos) and was Vice-chair of the 2021 Special Committee on Liquor Law Modernization.[6]

He has been chairman of the Senate's Committee on Federal and State Affairs, and a vice chair of its Education Committee[11]

References

  1. ^ Rachel Sommerfeld (2016-10-17). "Larry W. Alley (R-Kansas Senate District 32)". Kansas State Network. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Senator Larry Alley". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  3. ^ Kansas Senate Republicans oust leader from post amid wrong-way drunk driving charges, Wichita Eagle, Jonathan Shorman and Katie Bernard, April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cooper, Brad: "Suellentrop removed from leadership post," April 9, 2021, Sunflower State Journal, retrieved June 20, 2024
  5. ^ a b New Senate Majority Leader shares plans, after Suellentrop fallout, KSNT, Rebekah Chung, May 26, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Senator Larry Alley - Senate Majority Leader," Kansas Legislature official website, retrieved June 20, 2024
  7. ^ a b Leiker, Amy Renee: South-central Kansas incumbents mostly hold on to Legislature seats," November 4, 2014, updated November 5, 2014, Wichita Eagle, retrieved June 20, 2024
  8. ^ a b " Larry Alley's Biography," VoteSmart, retrieved June 20, 2024
  9. ^ Associated Press: "Canvass flips initial result in Kansas House race AP-CJonline," November 10, 2014, retrieved June 20, 2024
  10. ^ Map: "Senate District 32," 2012, Kansas Legislature, retrieved June 20, 2024
  11. ^ a b c d Farley, Shane: "Winfield Republican Larry Alley will seek reelection to state senate seat," May 3, 2024, Cowley Post, retrieved June 20, 2024
  12. ^ Kansas Senate GOP leader turns over some duties after arrest regrets the 'distraction', Kansas City Star, Jonathan Shorman and Katie Bernard, March 17, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

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  1. ▌Dennis Pyle (I)
  2. ▌Marci Francisco (D)
  3. ▌Tom Holland (D)
  4. ▌David Haley (D)
  5. ▌Jeff Pittman (D)
  6. ▌Pat Pettey (D)
  7. ▌Ethan Corson (D)
  8. ▌Cindy Holscher (D)
  9. ▌Beverly Gossage (R)
  10. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
  11. ▌Kellie Warren (R)
  12. ▌Caryn Tyson (R)
  13. ▌Tim Shallenburger (R)
  14. ▌Michael Fagg (R)
  15. ▌Virgil Peck Jr. (R)
  16. ▌Ty Masterson (R)
  17. ▌Jeff Longbine (R)
  18. ▌Kristen O'Shea (R)
  19. ▌Rick Kloos (R)
  20. ▌Brenda Dietrich (R)
  21. ▌Dinah Sykes (D)
  22. ▌Usha Reddi (D)
  23. ▌Robert Olson (R)
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  25. ▌Mary Ware (D)
  26. ▌Dan Kerschen (R)
  27. ▌Chase Blasi (R)
  28. ▌Mike Petersen (R)
  29. ▌Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D)
  30. ▌Renee Erickson (R)
  31. ▌Carolyn McGinn (R)
  32. ▌Larry Alley (R)
  33. ▌Alicia Straub (R)
  34. ▌Mark Steffen (R)
  35. ▌Rick Wilborn (R)
  36. ▌Elaine Bowers (R)
  37. ▌Molly Baumgardner (R)
  38. ▌Ron Ryckman Sr. (R)
  39. ▌John Doll (R)
  40. ▌Rick Billinger (R)


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