Kansas House of Representatives
The House of Representatives from Kansas (Kansas House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas.
The Houses of Parliament is composed of 125 deputies, representing an electoral district respectively. Each of these units includes a fixed average rate of 19,000 inhabitants. Deputies are elected for two -year terms; limiting the terms of office does not exist. The conference hall of the House of Representatives is located together with the State Senate in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka capital.
Structure of the chamber
Speaker of the House is the Speaker of the House. He is initially elected by the majority faction of the chamber before the confirmation by the whole Parliament follows. The Speaker is also responsible for the course of legislation and monitors the shutdowns in the various committees. Incumbent is since 2009 the Republicans Michael O'Neal.
Other important office holders are the Majority Leader ( Majority Leader ) and the leader of the opposition (minority leader), who are elected by the respective fractions. Republican Majority Leader Arlen 's victory Freid, as Minority Leader of the Democrats acts Paul Davis.