Help us contact the decision makers
If you agree that there should not be annexation without representation in Kansas, please help us by calling, writing or e-mailing your state lawmakers.
REVERSE
OVERLAND
PARK'S
ANNEXATION
REVERSE
ANNEXATION
If you agree that Johnson County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) has violated state laws and should be held responsible, give them your input by clicking on the e-mail links below.
Contact BOCC
All:
Individually:
Chairman:
District 1:
District 2:
District 3:
District 4:
District 5:
District 6:
To let Overland Park know how you feel about annexation without representation, contact members of the Overland Park City Council by going to:
LET OVERLAND PARK LEADERS KNOW
LET JOHNSON COUNTY LEADERS KNOW
*Note: Three current JOCO commissioners did not participate in the 2008 annexation: Jim Allen, Ed Peterson, and Calvin Hayden.
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson: vetoed annexation reform passed by Kansas House and Senate in 2009. Please urge him to support this updating of outdated annexation laws in the future. E-mail link:
Senators who voted for cities to continue uncontrolled annexation power over the people:
Pete.Brungardt@senate.ks.gov;Kelly.Kultala@senate.ks.gov;Bob.Marshall@senate.ks.gov;
Steve.Morris@senate.ks.gov;Tim.Owens@senate.ks.gov;Roger.Reitz@senate.ks.gov;
Derek.Schmidt@senate.ks.gov;Vicki.Schmidt@senate.ks.gov;Jean.Schodorf@senate.ks.gov;
Dwayne.Umbarger@senate.ks.gov;John.Vratil@senate.ks.gov
(simply copy and paste each list of e-mail addresses into your "To" box to contact lawmakers directly)
Thank Representatives who voted in favor of changing Kansas Annexation Laws:
clay.aurand@house.ks.gov;elaine.bowers@house.ks.gov;bob.brookens@house.ks.gov;anthony.brown@house.ks.gov;
tony.brown@house.ks.gov;steve.brunk@house.ks.gov;mike.burgess@house.ks.gov;richard.carlson@house.ks.gov;
barbara.craft@house.ks.gov;david.crum@house.ks.gov;pete.degraaf@house.ks.gov;nile.dillmore@house.ks.gov;
owen.donohoe@house.ks.gov;john.faber@house.ks.gov;gail.finney@house.ks.gov;geraldine.flaharty@house.ks.gov;
stan.frownfelter@house.ks.gov;rocky.fund@house.ks.gov;sean.gatewood@house.ks.gov;mario.goico@house.ks.gov;
lana.gordon@house.ks.gov;raj.goyle@house.ks.gov;bob.grant@house.ks.gov;gary.hayzlett@house.ks.gov;
jerry.henry@house.ks.gov;phil.hermanson@house.ks.gov;don.hill@house.ks.gov;don.hineman@house.ks.gov;
carl.holmes@house.ks.gov;mitch.holmes@house.ks.gov;deena.horst@house.ks.gov;steve.huebert@house.ks.gov;
aaron.jack@house.ks.gov;dan.johnson@house.ks.gov;kahsa.kelley@house.ks.gov;dan.kerschen@house.ks.gov;
mike.kiegerl@house.ks.gov;lance.kinzer@house.ks.gov;forrest.knox@house.ks.gov;brenda.landwehr@house.ks.gov;
bill.light@house.ks.gov;steve.lukert@house.ks.gov;ann.mah@house.ks.gov;pat.maloney@house.ks.gov;
peggy.mast@house.ks.gov;melody.mccray-miller@house.ks.gov;joe.mcleland@house.ks.gov;ray.merrick@house.ks.gov;
jim.morrison@house.ks.gov;tom.moxley@house.ks.gov;don.myers@house.ks.gov;don.navinsky@house.ks.gov;
melvin.neufeld@house.ks.gov;connie.obrien@house.ks.gov;mike.oneal@house.ks.gov;robert.olson@house.ks.gov;
bill.otto@house.ks.gov;shirley.palmer@house.ks.gov;joe.patton@house.ks.gov;jan.pauls@house.ks.gov;
virgil.peck@house.ks.gov;eber.phelps@house.ks.gov;joann.pottorff@house.ks.gov;larry.powell@house.ks.gov;
willie.prescott@house.ks.gov;richard.proehl@house.ks.gov;marc.rhoades@house.ks.gov;tom.sawyer@house.ks.gov;
don.schroeder@house.ks.gov;sharon.schwartz@house.ks.gov;joe.seiwert@house.ks.gov;arlen.siegfreid@house.ks.gov;
joshua.svaty@house.ks.gov;lee.tafanelli@house.ks.gov;ed.trimmer@house.ks.gov;jene.vickrey@house.ks.gov;
jim.ward@house.ks.gov;jason.watkins@house.ks.gov;vince.wetta@house.ks.gov;bill.wolf@house.ks.gov;
ron.worley@house.ks.gov
Thank these Senators who voted in favor of changing Kansas Annexation Laws:
Steve.Abrams@senate.ks.gov;Pat.Apple@senate.ks.gov;Jim.Barnett@senate.ks.gov;Karin.Brownlee@senate.ks.gov;
Jeff.Colyer@senate.ks.gov;Marci.Francisco@senate.ks.gov;Olatha.Faust-Goudeau@senate.ks.gov;
Anthony.Hensley@senate.ks.gov;Tom.Holland@senate.ks.gov;Tim.Huelskamp@senate.ks.gov;
Laura.Kelly@senate.ks.gov;Dick.Kelsey@senate.ks.gov;Janis.Lee@senate.ks.gov;Ty.Masterson@senate.ks.gov;
Carolyn.Mcginn@senate.ks.gov;Ralph.Ostmeyer@senate.ks.gov;Mike.Petersen@senate.ks.gov;
Mary.PilcherCook@senate.ks.gov;Dennis.Pyle@senate.ks.gov;Mark.Taddiken@senate.ks.gov;
Ruth.Teichman@senate.ks.gov;Susan.Wagle@senate.ks.gov;David.Wysong@senate.ks.gov (resigned seat for family reasons)
Senators who did not participate in the final vote (held at 2 a.m.), but should be encouraged to vote in favor of changing Kansas Annexations Law in the future:
Terry.Bruce@senate.ks.gov;Les.Donovan@senate.ks.gov;Jay.Emler@senate.ks.gov;
David.Haley@senate.ks.gov;Julia.Lynn@senate.ks.gov;Chris.Steineger@senate.ks.gov
These Representatives voted to let cities continue uncontrolled power over Kansas citizens:
barbara.ballard@house.ks.gov;lisa.benlon@house.ks.gov;tom.burroughs@house.ks.gov;sydney.carlin@house.ks.gov;
pat.colloton@house.ks.gov;marti.crow@house.ks.gov;paul.davis@house.ks.gov;bill.feuerborn@house.ks.gov;
dolores.furtado@house.ks.gov;delia.garcia@house.ks.gov;doug.gatewood@house.ks.gov;
broderick.henderson@house.ks.gov;terrie.huntington@house.ks.gov;marvin.kleeb@house.ks.gov;
annie.kuether@house.ks.gov;annie.kuether@house.ks.gov;judith.loganbill@house.ks.gov;margaret.long@house.ks.gov;
julie.menghini@house.ks.gov;cindy.neighbor@house.ks.gov;jill.quigley@house.ks.gov;louis.ruiz@house.ks.gov;
mike.slattery@house.ks.gov;sheryl.spalding@house.ks.gov;vern.swanson@house.ks.gov;dale.swenson@house.ks.gov;
milack.talia@house.ks.gov;annie.tietze@house.ks.gov;jerry.williams@house.ks.gov;valdenia.winn@house.ks.gov;
kay.wolf@house.ks.gov;kevin.yoder@house.ks.gov
Representatives who did not participate in the vote, but should be encouraged to vote in favor of changing Kansas Annexation Laws in the future:
bob.bethell@house.ks.gov;pat.george@house.ks.gov;john.grange@house.ks.gov;tom.hawk@house.ks.gov;
harold.lane@house.ks.gov;mike.peterson@house.ks.gov;gene.rardin@house.ks.gov;charles.roth@house.ks.gov;
scott.schwab@house.ks.gov;clark.shultz@house.ks.gov;tom.sloan@house.ks.gov;jeff.whitham@house.ks.gov;
jeff.king@house.ks.gov
