Don Hineman Explained

Don Hineman
Office:Majority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives
Term Start:January 9, 2017
Term End:January 14, 2019
Predecessor:Jene Vickrey
Successor:Dan Hawkins
State House1:Kansas
District1:118th
Term Start1:January 12, 2009
Term End1:January 11, 2021
Predecessor1:Virginia Beamer
Birth Date:27 May 1947
Birth Place:Dighton, Kansas, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:University of Kansas, Lawrence (BS)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MBA, MS)

Don Hineman (born May 27, 1947) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 118th district. He has served since 2009.[1] He was the Majority leader from 2017 to 2019.

Don is the older brother of Linda Gallagher who had served in the House since 2015 through 2019. Don was the Majority Leader in 2017–2018. They are both moderate Republicans. Their father, Kalo Hineman, also served in the Kansas House from 1975 until he was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by Ronald Reagan in mid-term, 1981.[2] [3]

Prior to being elected to the House, Hineman served as a Lane County Commissioner for 16 years, and was a member of the Dighton City Council for 3½ years.

He has been president of the Kansas Livestock Association, chairman of the Kansas Alliance for Education, and sat on the board of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Hineman is married to Betsy Hineman.[4]

Committee membership

Major donors

The top five donors to Hineman's 2008 campaign:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://votesmart.org/candidate/107336/don-hineman#.UftTBWRxtHs Rep. Don Hineman
  2. Web site: Representative Linda Gallagher . Kslegislature.org . 2020-07-04.
  3. Web site: Mary Clarkin . Siblings follow in father's footsteps at Statehouse . Hutchnews.com . 2015-01-13 . 2020-07-04.
  4. Web site: Hineman for Kansas Biography . July 1, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616141433/http://www.hinemanforkansas.org/biography.htm . June 16, 2009 . dead .
  5. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108011 Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions