Chris Steineger
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Chris Steineger is a former Democrat
and current Republican
member of the Kansas Senate
, representing the 6th District since 1997. He was once the Senate Minority Whip. He is married and lives in Kansas City, KS.
in Washington D.C.; Assistant in the City Administrator’s office in Kansas City, KS; and as a tax auditor and collector with the Kansas Department of Revenue. He has also worked in the private and non-profit sectors. He owns and manages rental property, develops residential real estate, and manages other financial assets.
Steineger’s public policy focuses include early childhood education, health care restructuring to provide lower costs to employers and health coverage for all Kansans, energy resources which are sustainable, and consolidation of local government for efficiency and better decision making.
Steineger was born in Kansas City, KS and grew up in Muncie, a township on the edge of the city limits. His father is former Sen. Jack Steineger, a veteran of the Kansas Legislature for 28 years, and his mother Margaret served on various community boards. His life in public service was inspired by his father’s commitment to all Kansans. Steineger serves as a board member for the Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities; Mid America Manufacturing Technology; Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp; and the International Relations Council of Kansas City.
Steineger is a global traveler, learner, and thinker having visited more than 40 countries including Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Israel, south East Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Cuba.
In 2003, he lived for three months in Japan studying Japanese agriculture, food manufacturing, and marketing. In 2004, Steineger studied European health care systems in Brussels on a Fellowship with the European Union. In 2006, Steineger lectured on American government, politics, elections, and campaigns at the Chinese Foreign Relations University in Beijing. In 2007, he went to Cuba and presented information on American Wetlands policy at the Caribbean Wetlands Symposium. That same year, he studied energy and health care systems in Israel as a Fellow with Project Interchange
.
On December 17, 2010 Steineger switched his affiliation to the Republican party.
Finance, insurance, and real estate companies were his largest donor groups.
See also: Sen. Steineger's issue positions on Project Vote Smart
. He presented ideas on how Kansas can reshape its county structure to help alleviate Kansas' current budget crisis.
October 3, 2009 - Top Kansas Democrats met in Wichita
for their annual Demofest gathering. They delivered energetic speeches to rally party support, but Demofest concluded without the important question answered of who will challenge Republican Senator Sam Brownback in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Steineger's name has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the governorship.
November 23, 2009 - Steineger was on hand to help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Sister State relationship and the Taiwan Province in the Republic of China at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka
. Other notable guests included Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, Representative Dennis Moore, and from the Taiwan delegation, Director General Jacqueline Liu.
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and current Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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member of the Kansas Senate
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal amount of districts, each with a population of at least 60,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four year term....
, representing the 6th District since 1997. He was once the Senate Minority Whip. He is married and lives in Kansas City, KS.
Biography
State Senator Chris Steineger has served the 6th Senate District in Wyandotte County for the past 13 years. He has experience at all three levels of government, including staffing U.S. Representative Jim SlatteryJim Slattery
James Charles Slattery is an American politician and was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas.- Early life and career :...
in Washington D.C.; Assistant in the City Administrator’s office in Kansas City, KS; and as a tax auditor and collector with the Kansas Department of Revenue. He has also worked in the private and non-profit sectors. He owns and manages rental property, develops residential real estate, and manages other financial assets.
Steineger’s public policy focuses include early childhood education, health care restructuring to provide lower costs to employers and health coverage for all Kansans, energy resources which are sustainable, and consolidation of local government for efficiency and better decision making.
Steineger was born in Kansas City, KS and grew up in Muncie, a township on the edge of the city limits. His father is former Sen. Jack Steineger, a veteran of the Kansas Legislature for 28 years, and his mother Margaret served on various community boards. His life in public service was inspired by his father’s commitment to all Kansans. Steineger serves as a board member for the Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities; Mid America Manufacturing Technology; Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp; and the International Relations Council of Kansas City.
Steineger is a global traveler, learner, and thinker having visited more than 40 countries including Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Israel, south East Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Cuba.
In 2003, he lived for three months in Japan studying Japanese agriculture, food manufacturing, and marketing. In 2004, Steineger studied European health care systems in Brussels on a Fellowship with the European Union. In 2006, Steineger lectured on American government, politics, elections, and campaigns at the Chinese Foreign Relations University in Beijing. In 2007, he went to Cuba and presented information on American Wetlands policy at the Caribbean Wetlands Symposium. That same year, he studied energy and health care systems in Israel as a Fellow with Project Interchange
Project interchange
Founded in 1982, Project Interchange, an institute of the American Jewish Committee, provides current and emerging United States and international leaders with an enhanced understanding of, and perspective on, Israel and the pursuit of Middle East peace through introductory educational seminars in...
.
On December 17, 2010 Steineger switched his affiliation to the Republican party.
Issue positions
Steineger lists the following positions on his website:- Encourages careful conservation of natural resources and use of sustainable energy resources
- Health care system should be restructured to have universal coverage and also cost the state less.
- Supports firearm ownership
- A focus on early education
- Local governments should be consolidated
- Cuban trade embargo should be ended
Committee assignments
Steineger serves on these legislative committees:- Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Assessment and Taxation
- Education
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
- Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit
Sponsored legislation
Steineger's recent sponsored/co-sponsored legislation includes:- A bill to decrease the number of Kansas Legislators
- A bill to establish a county consolidation commission.
- A resolution encouraging funding for the United States Airborne Laser defense program
- A resolution to create a budget stabilization fund
Major donors
Some of the top contributors to Steineger's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:- Howard Grace, Cerner Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Bank of America, Kansans for Lifesaving Cures
Finance, insurance, and real estate companies were his largest donor groups.
See also: Sen. Steineger's issue positions on Project Vote Smart
Organizations
- Board President, Grinter Place Friends
- Board Secretary, Kansas Democratic Leadership Council Committee, Incorporated
- Board Member, Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
- Vice President, Mid-County Democrat Club
- Treasurer, Southside Democrat Club
- Board Member, Wyandotte County Historical Society.
Steineger in the news
January 23, 2009 - Steineger spoke before a crowd of around 300 citizens at Americans for Prosperity's Defending the American Dream Summit in WichitaWichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. He presented ideas on how Kansas can reshape its county structure to help alleviate Kansas' current budget crisis.
October 3, 2009 - Top Kansas Democrats met in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
for their annual Demofest gathering. They delivered energetic speeches to rally party support, but Demofest concluded without the important question answered of who will challenge Republican Senator Sam Brownback in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Steineger's name has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the governorship.
November 23, 2009 - Steineger was on hand to help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Sister State relationship and the Taiwan Province in the Republic of China at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
. Other notable guests included Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, Representative Dennis Moore, and from the Taiwan delegation, Director General Jacqueline Liu.
2010 Secretary of State campaign
On January 21, 2010, Steineger announced his candidacy for Kansas Secretary of State. In his announcement, Steineger pledged to run the Secretary of State's office in a non-partisan manner.External links
- Sen. Steineger on Twitter
- Kansas Senate
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign Contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Sen. Steineger on Facebook
- Sen. Steineger's website