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Tom Phillips

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Assistant Majority Leader, Kansas State House of Representatives (2017 - Present)

Kansas State House, District 67 (2012 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Masters, Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University
  • Bs, Geography, Kansas State University, 1980

Professional Experience

  • Masters, Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University
  • Bs, Geography, Kansas State University, 1980
  • 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

Political Experience

  • Masters, Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University
  • Bs, Geography, Kansas State University, 1980
  • 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
  • Representative, Kansas House of Representatives, District 67, 2012-present
  • Assistant Majority Leader, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
  • Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 67, 2018
  • City Commissioner, City of Manhattan, 2005-2009
  • Mayor, City of Manhattan, 2007

Former Committees/Caucuses

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 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, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Vice Chair, Higher Education Budget

Member, Taxation

Member, Veterans and Military

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Masters, Regional and Community Planning, Kansas State University
  • Bs, Geography, Kansas State University, 1980
  • 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
  • Representative, Kansas House of Representatives, District 67, 2012-present
  • Assistant Majority Leader, Kansas State House of Representatives, 2017-2018
  • Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 67, 2018
  • City Commissioner, City of Manhattan, 2005-2009
  • Mayor, City of Manhattan, 2007
  • 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

Other Info

— 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;

  • Insurance Industry

  • Hospital Administration

Spouse's Occupation:

Family Physician,;

  • Director, Mercy Light, Mercy Regional Health Center