John Vratil Explained

John Vratil
Birth Date:28 October 1945
Birth Place:Great Bend, Kansas, U.S.
State Senate:Kansas
District:11th
Term Start:November 16, 1998
Term End:January 14, 2013
Preceded:Keith Schraad
Succeeded:Jeff Melcher
Party:Republican
Spouse:Teresa
Children:4
Education:University of Exeter
University of Kansas School of Law (BS)
University of Southampton
University of Kansas (BS)

John Vratil (October 28, 1945) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 11th district from 1998 to 2013. He was the Senate Vice-President from 2003 to 2013.

Electoral history

Vratil was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Keith Schraad.[1] He was elected in his own right in 2000, and won re-election in 2004 and 2008.

Committee assignments

Vratil served on these legislative committees:

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Vratil's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[2]

Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Medical Society, Hallmark Cards, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Contractors Association, and others

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Vratil, John . . kslib.info . State Library of Kansas . November 2, 2022.
  2. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108198 John Vratil 2008 campaign contributions