Larry Powell
# Larry Powell

Larry R. Powell is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate who represented the 39th district from 2013 until 2017. A fourth generation Kansan from Kalvesta, Kansas, he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 117th district, from 2001 to 2013.

He was born in Kalvesta, Kansas.

Powell is anti-abortion and is an advocate of the Second Amendment. He is a supporter of local schools, family farms, and opposes tax increases.

He is a Garden City rancher, and is married to Myrna Powell.

## Committee membership

Senator Powell serves on the following legislative committees:

* 2015 Special Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
* Agriculture (Chair)
* Assessment and Taxation
* Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
* Joint Committee on State Building Construction
* Natural Resources (Chair)
* Ways and Means
* Utilities

## Major donors

The top 5 donors to Powell's 2008 campaign:

* 1. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $750
* 2. Kansas Realtors Association $500
* 3. Kansas Chamber of Commerce $500
* 4. Koch Industries $500
* 5. Kansas Medical Society $500
