Kansas Senate President Steve Morris 39th District Biography

Family

Wife (Barb), three daughters and eight grandchildren

Occupation

Farmer

Education

• Hugoton High School
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University

Military Service

• US Air Force, Active Duty Pilot 1969-1974
• Flew combat missions in Viet Nam
• US Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training, 1970
• US Air Force Reserve, 1974-1991
• Former Liaison Officer for US Air Force Academy
• US Air Force Reserve
• Commander of Air Force Academy Liaison Officer Group in Kansas, 1988-1991

Civic Activities

• Kansas Teacher of the Year Selection Committee, 1993, 1995-1997, 1999-2002
• Congressman Jerry Moran Military Acadamy Screening Board, 1997- 2002
• Kansas Wildscape Foundation-Board of Directors, 1997- present
• University of Kansas School of Social Welfare-Advisory Committee, 1996- 2000
• Friends of Cedar Crest, 1995-2001, 2004-2007
• Aquaculture Advisory Council, 1995-2001
• SRS Continuous Quality Improvement Council, 1999- 2003
• SRS Citizens Committee on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 1993-2000, Ex-Officio since 2000
• Kansas Extension Advisory Council-Exoficio member, 1983- 2000
• Hugoton United Methodist Church Administrative Council, 1974-2000
• Kansas State University Alumni Association
• Kansas Agriculture Rural Leadership, Ex-Officio; Board of Directors 1994- present
• Kansas Farm Bureau
• Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
• American Legion
• Hugoton Chamber of Commerce
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
  

Political Activities

• Stevens County Republican Committee, Chair, 1982-92

Public Offices Held

• USD 210 Board of Education 1977-1992
• Past Vice President & President
• First elected to the Kansas Senate in 1992
• Elected by senate colleagues to serve as Senate President in 2004

Issues

• Education
• Budget
• Agriculture
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Technology

District Profile

• Data profile of the 39th Senate District
  Map of the 39th Senate District