Mark Gilstrap | |
State Senate: | Kansas |
State: | Kansas |
District: | 5th |
Term Start: | January 13, 1997 |
Term End: | January 12, 2009 |
Preceded: | Alfred Ramirez |
Successor: | Kelly Kultala |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
Spouse: | Jo Anne |
Children: | 3 |
Occupation: | Deputy Revenue Director |
Alma Mater: | Rockhurst University Bishop Ward High School |
Residence: | Kansas City |
Mark Gilstrap (September 6, 1952) is an American politician and a former member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 5th district from 1997–2009. With the backing of Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Gilstrap ran for that same seat in 2012, but lost in the primary to Steve Fitzgerald. A former Democrat, Gilstrap is a fiscal and social conservative, and is one of the state's most ardently anti-abortion politicians.