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