John Vratil

John Vratil
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 11th district
In office
November 16, 1998 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byKeith Schraad
Succeeded byJeff Melcher
Personal details
Born (1945-10-28) October 28, 1945 (age 79)
Great Bend, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTeresa
Children4
EducationUniversity of Exeter
University of Kansas School of Law (BS)
University of Southampton
University of Kansas (BS)

John Vratil (October 28, 1945) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 11th district from 1998 to 2013. He was the Senate Vice-President from 2003 to 2013.

Electoral history

Vratil was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Keith Schraad.[1] He was elected in his own right in 2000, and won re-election in 2004 and 2008.

Committee assignments

Vratil served on these legislative committees:

  • Education (vice-chair)
  • Ways and Means (vice-chair)
  • Interstate Cooperation
  • Judiciary
  • Organization, Calendar and Rules
  • Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Vratil's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[2]

Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Medical Society, Hallmark Cards, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Kansas Contractors Association, and others

Finance, insurance and real estate companies were his largest donor group.

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Vratil, John". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ John Vratil 2008 campaign contributions