Audrey Langworthy
Audrey Langworthy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 7th district | |
| In office January 14, 1985 – January 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Gaar |
| Succeeded by | David Adkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1934 Grand Forks, North Dakota[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Westwood, Kansas |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Audrey Langworthy (born April 1, 1934) is an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 7th district from 1985 to 2001.[2][3]
Langworthy attended the University of Kansas. Before her time in the Kansas Senate, Langworthy was elected as a city council member. In the Senate, Langworthy defeated and replaced longtime Kansas Senator Norman Gaar, who had been in the chamber since 1965.[4][5] She self-identified as a moderate Republican, and unlike more conservative members of her party she took a pro-choice stance on abortion, which was a hotly contested issue in Kansas during her time in the Senate.[5] She declined to run for re-election in 2000.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Langworthy, Audrey". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Garden City Telegram Archives, Feb 18, 1991, p. 5". Newspaperarchive.com. 1991-02-18. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "Community volunteerism led Langworthy to politics". Bizjournals.com. 1999-04-11. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Gaar, Norman". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Wagnon, Joan (October 18, 2019). "Interview of Audrey Langworthy". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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