David Wysong Explained

David Wysong
Birth Date:8 March 1949
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
State Senate:Kansas
District:7th
Term Start:January 10, 2005
Term End:December 13, 2009
Preceded:David Adkins
Succeeded:Terrie Huntington
Party:Republican
Spouse:Kathryn
Children:2
Education:University of Kansas (BS)

David C. Wysong (born March 8, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate for the 7th district. He was first elected in 2004. He resigned in December 2009[1] and was replaced by Terrie Huntington.

Wysong is a Roman Catholic. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas in 1972.

By 1979 he was running an advertising agency and in 1990 he became president of Wysong Capital Management. He entered politics in 1996 serving on the city council of Mission Hills, Kansas that year. He was elected to a term as a member of the Johnson County board of commissioners that year as well.

Wysong and his wife Kathy are the parents of two children.

Issue positions

See: David Wysong issue positions on Project Vote Smart

Committee assignments

Wysong serves on these legislative committees:[2]

Sponsored legislation

Recent sponsored bills by Sen. Wysong include:

Major Donors

Some of the top contributors to Wysong's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[5]

Steve Glassman, Gary Remley, Fred Couslon, Linda T. Watson, Missouri Bank, and others

Finance, insurance, and real estate companies were his largest donor group.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wysong resigns from Senate. www.khi.org. December 1, 2009.
  2. Web site: Profile from the Kansas Legislature . 2009-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830234602/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-senate/searchSenate.do?rep=4495 . 2009-08-30 . dead .
  3. http://www.statesurge.com/bills/32546-sb0472-kansas SB 0472 on State Surge
  4. http://www.statesurge.com/bills/44350-sb0112-kansas SB 0112 on State Surge
  5. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108223 David Wysong 2008 contributions