Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 20, 2017-2021

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 20, 2018, 2020

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

President, Henderson Kessinger Consulting, 1994-present

Former Employee, Daily Kansan, University of Kansas

Former Intern, Senator Bob Dole

Associate Publisher/Sales Director/Western Division Manager, Vance Publishing, 1976-1994

Founding Publisher, ProNet Online Service, 1984

Congregational Care Minister/Staff Parish/Small Group Leader, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, present

Former Guest Speaker, Advancement Via Individual Determination Program, Blue Valley High School

Volunteer Reader, Blue Valley Elementary Schools

Commissioner, Kansas Gaming and Racing Commission, 2015-2017

Father's Occupation:

Former Representative, Kansas House of Representatives

Favorite Quote:

"My friends have made the story of my life, turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to walk serene and happy."
-- Helen Keller

"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."
- James Thurber

"I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will
never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Number of Grandchildren:

6

Spouse's Occupation:

Retired respiratory therapist