The Kansas African American Legislative Caucus, formerly known as the Kansas Black Legislative Caucus, is an American

United States

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 political and educational organization

Organization

An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...

. The Caucus is composed of seven African Americans elected to the Kansas Legislature

Kansas Legislature

The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, composed of 125 Representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 Senators...

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History

The Caucus was organized in March 1975 to foster greater participation of minority groups in the political process and enhance their awareness of critical political issues. Founding members of the Caucus include: Representatives Norman E. Justice, Clarence C. Love, Theo Cribbs, Eugene Anderson and William K. Marshall and Senator Billy Q. McCray.

Current membership

List of officers:

valign="top"| District Officers Position 44(House) Barbara Ballard chair secretary treasurer

Members

• Kansas State Sen. Donald Betts
  Donald Betts
  Donald Betts, Jr. is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 29th District since a special election in 2004. He previously served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2003 through 2004.-Biography:...
  
   (D-Wichita)
• Kansas State Sen. David Haley
  David Haley
  David Haley is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 4th District since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Kansas Representative.-Issue positions:Where David Haley stands on some of the issues :...
  
   (D-Kansas City)
• Kansas State Rep. Oletha Faust-Goudeau
  Oletha Faust-Goudeau
  Oletha Faust-Goudeau is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 29th District since 2008. She was previously a Kansas Representative...
  
   (D-Wichita)
• Kansas State Rep. Broderick Henderson
  Broderick Henderson
  Broderick Henderson is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 35th district. He has served since 1995.Henderson works as the Director of Parking Control for Kansas City.-Committee membership:* Commerce and Labor...
  
   (D-Kansas City)
• Kansas State Rep. Melody McCray-Miller
  Melody McCray-Miller
  Melody McCray-Miller is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 89th district. She has served since 2005.Prior to her election to the House, McCray-Miller served as a Wichita city commissioner and on the local school board...
  
   (D-Wichita)
• Kansas State Rep. Valdenia Winn
  Valdenia Winn
  Valdenia Winn is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 34th district. She has served since 2001.Since 1972 Winn has worked as a professor at the Kansas City Community College...
  
  (D-Kansas City)