TOPEKA (AP) – Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal is no longer pushing for a congressional redistricting plan that would split the Kansas City area between two districts.
O’Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, took that stance Wednesday even though the House rejected an alternate plan that would have kept Kansas City in a single district.
The vote was 76-48 against that measure.
But O’Neal said the fact that an alternative to his plan emerged from House debate shows that many lawmakers don’t want to divide the Kansas City area.
He said the alternate plan probably failed over other issues. It dramatically redrew U.S. House district lines in south-central and southeast Kansas.
O’Neal says the House Redistricting Committee will work on a new plan next week.
The 76-48 vote Wednesday in the Kansas House against a congressional redistricting bill that would have kept the Kansas City area in a single district.
Of the 92 Republicans, 16 voted “yes,” 75 voted “no” and one did not vote. Of the 33 Democrats, 32 voted “yes” and one voted “no.”
Republicans voting “Yes”
Tom Arpke, Salina.
Bob Bethell, Alden.
Elaine Bowers, Concordia.
Robert Brookens, Marion.
Richard Carlson, St. Marys.
Dan Collins, Plainville.
John Grange, El Dorado.
Don Hill, Emporia.
Steve Johnson, Assaria.
Trent LeDoux, Holton.
Peggy Mast, Emporia.
Tom Moxley, Council Grove.
Bill Otto, LeRoy.
Charles Roth, Salina.
Clark Shultz, Lindsborg.
Kay Wolf, Prairie Village.
Republicans voting “No”
Steve Alford, Ulysses.
Clay Aurand, Courtland.
Rick Billinger, Goodland.
Barbara Bollier, Mission Hills.
Benny Boman, Wichita.
Anthony Brown, Eudora.
Rob Bruchman, Overland Park.
Steve Brunk, Bel Aire.
Mike Burgess, Topeka.
Terry Calloway, Pittsburg.
Pat Colloton, Leawood.
David Crum, Augusta.
Peter DeGraaf, Mulvane.
Jim Denning, Overland Park.
Owen Donohoe, Shawnee.
James Fawcett, Junction City.
Randy Garber, Sabetha.
Mario Goico, Wichita.
Ramon Gonzalez, Perry.
Jana Goodman, Leavenworth.
Lana Gordon, Topeka.
TerriLois Gregory, Baldwin City.
Amanda Grosserode, Lenexa.
Gary Hayzlett, Lakin.
Dennis Hedke, Wichita.
Phil Hermanson, Wichita.
Brett Hildabrand, Merriam.
Don Hineman, Dighton.
Kyle Hoffman, Coldwater.
Carl Dean Holmes, Liberal.
Mitch Holmes, St. John.
Jim Howell, Derby.
Steve Huebert, Valley Center.
Kasha Kelley, Arkansas City.
Jim Kelly, Independence.
Dan Kerschen, Garden Plain.
Mike Kiegerl, Olathe.
Lance Kinzer, Olathe.
Marvin Kleeb, Overland Park.
Forrest Knox, Altoona.
Brenda Landwehr, Wichita.
Joe McLeland, Wichita.
Kelly Meigs, Lenexa.
Reynaldo Mesa, Garden City.
Bob Montgomery, Olathe.
Connie O’Brien, Tonganoxie.
Charlotte O’Hara, Overland Park.
Mike O’Neal, Hutchinson.
Leslie Osterman, Wichita.
Joe Patton, Topeka.
Virgil Peck, Tyro.
Tom Phillips, Manhattan.
JoAnn Pottorff, Wichita.
Larry Powell, Garden City.
William Prescott, Osage City.
Richard Proehl, Parsons.
Marc Rhoades, Newton.
John Rubin, Shawnee.
Ronald Ryckman, Meade.
Joseph Scapa, Wichita.
Don Schroeder, Inman.
Scott Schwab, Olathe.
Sharon Schwartz, Washington.
Joe Seiwert, Pretty Prairie.
Arlen Siegfreid, Olathe.
Tom Sloan, Lawrence.
Greg Smith, Overland Park.
Sheryl Spalding, Overland Park.
Gene Suellentrop, Wichita.
Vern Swanson, Clay Center.
Caryn Tyson, Parker.
Jene Vickrey, Louisburg.
Brian Weber, Dodge City.
William Wolf, Great Bend.
Ron Worley, Lenexa.
Republicans “Not Voting”
Ward Cassidy, St. Francis.
Democrats voting “Yes”
Barbara Ballard, Lawrence.
Tom Burroughs, Kansas City.
Sydney Carlin, Manhattan.
Paul Davis, Lawrence.
Nile Dillmore, Wichita.
Bill Feuerborn, Garnett.
Gail Finney, Wichita.
Geraldine Flaharty, Wichita.
Stan Frownfelter, Kansas City.
Doug Gatewood, Columbus.
Sean Gatewood, Topeka.
Broderick Henderson, Kansas City.
Jerry Henry, Cummings.
Annie Kuether, Topeka.
Harold Lane, Topeka.
Judy Loganbill, Wichita.
Ann Mah, Topeka.
Melody McCray-Miller, Wichita.
Melanie Meier, Leavenworth.
Jan Pauls, Hutchinson.
Mike Peterson, Kansas City.
Eber Phelps, Hays.
Louis Ruiz, Kansas City.
Mike Slattery, Mission.
Annie Tietze, Topeka.
Ed Trimmer, Winfield.
Ponka-We Victors, Wichita.
Jim Ward, Wichita.
Vince Wetta, Wellington.
Jerry Williams, Chanute.
Valdenia Winn, Kansas City.
Kathy Wolfe Moore, Kansas City.
Democrats voting “No”
Bob Grant, Cherokee.