James Morrison (Kansas politician)
Encyclopedia
James Frank "Jim" Morrison (April 11, 1942 – November 25, 2010) was a Republican
member of the Kansas House of Representatives
, who represented the 121st district. He served from August 4, 1992 until his death on November 25, 2010.
Morrison worked as a optometrist since 1967 and as a broadcast engineer from 1973. He earned a BS and OD from the Southern College of Optometry
, in Memphis, Tennessee
.
He was a member of the Rotary Club, Fellow American Academy of Optometry, Kansas Optometric Association, and the Lions Club.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. State of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on...
, who represented the 121st district. He served from August 4, 1992 until his death on November 25, 2010.
Morrison worked as a optometrist since 1967 and as a broadcast engineer from 1973. He earned a BS and OD from the Southern College of Optometry
Southern College of Optometry
Southern College of Optometry is a college of optometry in the United States. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee and is dedicated to the study of optometry, the field of medicine that includes not only the performance of refractive eye examinations and the fitting of necessary corrective lenses or...
, in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
.
He was a member of the Rotary Club, Fellow American Academy of Optometry, Kansas Optometric Association, and the Lions Club.
Committee membership
- Health and Human Services
- Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight (Chair)
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Morrison's 2008 campaign:- Morrison, Jim $2,772
- Kansas Contractors Assoc $800
- Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation $750
- Koch Industries $500
- Taylor, Louis $500
External links
- Official website
- Kansas Legislature - James Morrison
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Kansas Votes profile
- Campaign contributions: 1996,1998,2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008