Mary Ware (politician) explained

Mary Ware
Office:	Member of the Kansas Senate from the 25th district
Term Start:	January 13, 2019
Predecessor:	Lynn Rogers
Birth Date:	3 November 1951
Party:	Democrat

Mary Anita Ware (born November 3, 1951) is an American politician, social justice activist, and businesswoman serving as a member of the Kansas Senate for the 25th Senate district in Wichita, Kansas.

Career

She was elected to the Senate in December 2018 by Democratic Party precinct committee members to succeed Democrat Lynn Rogers, who stepped down to become lieutenant governor of Kansas.^[1] In 2020, Ware was elected to a full term in her own right, defeating Republican Vail Fruechting by a margin of 55% to 45% in the general election.^[2] Outside of her work in the Kansas Legislature, Ware owns a CBD store, American Shaman Botanicals, in Wichita.^{[3] [4]}

Committee assignments

Ware, in 2023, is assigned to these Kansas Senate Committees:^[5]

• Agriculture and Natural Resources (ranking minority member)
• Joint Committee on Kansas Security
• Legislative Post Audit Committee -
• 2021 Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program
• 2022 Special Committee on Water

Notes and References

1. Web site: Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate . www.kwch.com . english.
2. Web site: 2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals . . November 7, 2022.
3. Web site: Celia Llopis-Jepsen . CBD oil with THC in Kansas stores, legality is confusing . KCTV . 2019-07-19 . 2020-01-25.
4. Web site: Democrats choose Mary Ware to replace Lt. Gov.-elect Lynn Rogers in Senate . www.kwch.com . english.
5. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_ware_mary_1/ "Senator Mary Ware,"