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Tom Phillips' Biography

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Full Name:

Tom Phillips

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Debra; 2 Children: Nathan, Neil

Birth Place:

Fort Scott, KS

Home City:

Manhattan, KS

Masters, Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University

Bs, Geography, Kansas State University, 1980

Representative, Kansas House of Representatives, District 67, 2012-2021

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 67, 2018

Assistant Majority Leader, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2017-2018

City Commissioner, City of Manhattan, 2005-2009

Mayor, City of Manhattan, 2007

Former Member, Calendar and Printing Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Children and Seniors Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Higher Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Local Government Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Taxation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans and Military Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Owner, Phillips & Associates, present

Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University

Former Director of Planning and Development, Lenexa, Kansas

Trustee, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, 2015-present

Former President/Member, Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan, 2010-present

Member, American Institute of Certified Planners, present

President, Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, present

Member, Manhattan Konza Rotary Club, present

Member, Topeka-Shawnee Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, present

Member, Department of Landscape Architecture / Regional and Community Planning

Former President/Member, United Way of Riley County, 2006-2012

Member, Riley County Law Board, 2006-2009

Participant, Flint Hills Leadership, 2007

Participant, Leadership Manhattan, 2006

Member, Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board, 1995-2003

Awards:

Rotarian of the Year, Manhattan Konza Rotary Club, 2008-2009;
Selected to Participate in the National Conference of State Legislatures;
Nominated by the House Leadership to Participate in the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Development, 2013;

Father's Occupation:

Insurance Industry

Mother's Occupation:

Hospital Administration

Spouse's Occupation:

Family Physician,;
Director, Mercy Light, Mercy Regional Health Center

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