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Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Name
  
Marshall Christmann

Political party
  
Republican Party


Marshall Christmann

Preceded by
  
Representative Lorene Bethell

Succeeded by
  
Representative J. Basil Dannebohm

Born
  
25 June 1976 (age 47) Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA (
1976-06-25
)

Spouse(s)
  
Elizabeth (Martinez) Christmann

Profession
  
Municipal Judge (Ellsworth), Chief Negotiator

Residence
  
Lyons, Kansas, United States

Marshall E. Christmann III is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 113th District, which included Pratt and Stafford counties as well as portions of Barton, Rice and Pawnee counties.

Contents

Committee Assignments

Representative Christmann served on these legislative committees:

  • Judiciary
  • Military, Veterans and Homeland Security
  • Energy and Environment
  • Vision 2020
  • Health and Human Services
  • Health and Human Services House/Senate Joint Committee

    • Legislative Caucuses

    Representative Christmann served on these Legislative Caucuses:

  • House Rural Caucus (Vice-Chairman)
  • House Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, (Vice-Chairman)
  • Religious Liberty Caucus

    • Legislative Legacy

    While in the House of Representatives Christmann used his ability as a negotiator to rally the votes needed from 125 Representatives and 40 Senators to create a port authority in his district. Since the states inception in 1861 Kansas has only had four port authority’s, of which only three still currently operate in the state. Christmann’s negotiating efforts secured a passing vote of 121 to 0 in the House and 40 to 0 in the Senate. The impact help caused job growth in Christmann’s district was double the states parentage numbers during his tenure in the House.

    Representative Christmann’s sponsored legislation consisted of several bills aimed at government accountability as well as government transparency reforms, these proposed laws included:

  • HB 2438 – The Transparency and Accountability Act; an act providing for live audio and video broadcasts of legislative meetings to the public.
  • HCR 6037 – A bill mandating that all votes on the House floor be recorded so a legislator’s full voting record can be seen by the public.
  • HB 5020 – A bill eliminating legislative abuses in bundling multiple bills together before a law’s passage.

    • Honors and awards

  • 2017 - The Michael A. Barbara Award, The Kansas Municipal Judges Association
  • 2016 - A Tribute naming Christmann a “State-wide Visionary”, The Kansas State Senate
  • 2015 - Inducted into Mensa (IQ of 155), Mensa high IQ society
  • 2014 - Appointment to the “2014 Federal Relations Task Force” in Washington D.C, by the Speaker of the Kansas House
  • 2014 - Appointment to the “2014 International Relations Task Force” in Washington D.C, by the Speaker of the Kansas House
  • 2014 - Champion of the Taxpayer Award, Americans for Prosperity
  • 2014 - Featured in the Journal Magazine (On Civic Leadership) “The Art of the (Healthy) Deal”, the Kansas Leadership Center
  • 2013 - Legislative Person of the Year Award, Kansas EMS Association
  • 1998 - Best Kansas Mine Rescue Team, KSMS “SHOOT-OUT”, Hutchinson Community College

    • References

    Marshall Christmann Wikipedia
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