Minority Whip of the Kansas Senate

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The Minority Whip of the Kansas Senate is a key leadership position responsible for organizing and coordinating the legislative strategy and voting discipline of the minority party in the Kansas State Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
political office
whip
belongsToPartySide minority party
bodyType state legislative chamber
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
chamber upper house
country United States of America
electedBy minority party caucus of the Kansas Senate
governingRules rules of the Kansas Senate
governmentBody Kansas Senate NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver minority party members in the Kansas Senate on procedural and strategic matters
hasRank second-ranking leadership position in the minority party of the Kansas Senate
jurisdiction State of Kansas NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Kansas
meetsAt Kansas State Capitol in Topeka NERFINISHED
officeHolderIs member of the Kansas Senate
partOf Kansas Legislature NERFINISHED
Kansas Senate NERFINISHED
positionHoldersMust be elected senators from Kansas
primaryGoal advance the minority party’s legislative priorities in the Kansas Senate
ensure minority party cohesion on key votes
relatedPosition Majority Whip of the Kansas Senate NERFINISHED
Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate
President of the Kansas Senate
reportsTo Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate NERFINISHED
responsibleFor assisting the Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate
communicating party positions to minority party senators
coordinating voting discipline of the minority party
counting votes on legislation
helping maintain party unity in the Kansas Senate
mobilizing minority party members for key votes
organizing legislative strategy of the minority party
scopeOfWork legislative agenda of the minority party in the Kansas Senate
selectionMethod internal party election
termLength not fixed in statute and depends on party caucus decisions
typeOfWhip party whip
worksWith Minority Assistant Whips of the Kansas Senate NERFINISHED
Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate NERFINISHED

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Laura Kelly positionHeld Minority Whip of the Kansas Senate