John Eplee's Biography
- State House (KS) - District 63, Republican
Contact Information
Office
300 Southwest 10th Street, Room 352-S
Topeka, KS 66612
163 Deer Run
Atchison, KS 66002
Full Name:
John R. Eplee
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Deborah; 3 Children: Brooke, Lindsay, Michael
Birth Place:
Fredonia, KS
Home City:
Atchinson, KS
Bachelors, Pre-Medical Science, Kansas State University
MD, University of Kansas, School of Medicine, 1978
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 63, 2017-present
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 63, 2022
Member, Federal and State Affairs Committee
Vice Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Member, Taxation Committee
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight, Kansas State House of Representatives
Family Physician, Atchison Hospital, present
Former Chief of Staff, Atchison Hospital
Founding Physician, Troy Clinic
Resident, Saint Josephs Family Practice, 1981
Board Member, Health Care Stabilization Fund, 2014-present
Member, Board of Directors, Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company, present
Ruling Elder/ Member, First Presbyterian Church, present
Chair, Immunize Kansas Coalition, present
Member, Kansas Medical Society, present
Member, School Board, United School District 409, present
Delegate, American Academy of Family Physicians
Member/ Song Leader, Atchinson Rotary Club
Founding Member, Atchison Flyers/Atchison Red Ravens
Former Member, Atchison Recreation Commission
Leader, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Former President, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians
Chair, National Committee on Rural Health, 1995
Member, Governors Task Force on Immunization Access and Advocacy, 1986
Awards:
Robert A. Reiderer, M.D. award;
Kanza District Award of Merit
Hobbies or Special Talents:
fishing trips, golf, and always plenty of yard work
Names of Grandchildren:
Harry, Julian
Number of Grandchildren:
Two
Spouse's Occupation:
Retired Elementary School Nurse