Full Name:
Kevin W. Yoder
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Brooke; 2 Children: Caroline, Eloise
Birth Date:
01/08/1976
Birth Place:
Yoder, KS
Home City:
Overland Park, KS
Religion:
Christian
JD, University of Kansas, 2002
Graduated, Political Science; English, University of Kansas, 1999
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2010-2019
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2018
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 20, 2002-2010
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives
Partner, Speer and Holliday, Limited Liability Partnership, 2005-present
Associate, Speer and Holliday, Limited Liability Partnership, 2003-2005
Special Assistant, Office of Counternarcotics, United States Department of Defense, 2001
Law Clerk, Payne and Jones, 2000-2001
Member, Church of the Resurrection, present
Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders
Member, Board of Trustees, Gallaudet University
Former Member, Honor Code Committee, University of Kansas
Board Member, Johnson County Bar Association
Member, Kansas Bar Association
Member, Kansas Sentencing Commission
Former Board President, Kansas Union Memorial Corporation
Member, Overland Park Rotary Club
Former President, Student Bar Association
Board Member, University of Kansas Alumni Association
Board Member, University of Kansas Athletics Corporation
Awards:
2015, PROMISE Award, National Head Start Association; 2012 Consensus Civility Award, United States House of Representatives; 2012 Head Start Kansas State Children's Champion Award; Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB); "Spirit of Enterprise" Award, United States Chamber of Commerce; Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM); Champion of Change Award, National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), Legislator of the Year Award, American Society of Transplantation (AST); Friend of Farm Bureau Award, Kansas Farm Bureau; Congressional Champion of Cancer Award; American Conservative Award, American Conservative Union; Friend of Wheat Award, National Association of Wheat Growers; AbilityOne Award, Cottonwood, Incorporated; Champion of Healthcare Innovation, Healthcare Leadership Council; Champion of the Merit Shop, Association of Builders and Contractors; Thomas Jefferson Award, International Foodservice Distributors Association; Freedom Fighter, Freedomworks