Robert Grant is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Kansas House of Representatives

Kansas House of Representatives

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, representing the 2nd district. He served his first term from 7/18/91 to 1994 and has currently served since 1997.

Prior to becoming a representative, Grant served as mayor of Cherokee

Cherokee, Kansas

Cherokee is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 714.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cherokee has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

 for 16 years. Long active in the community, he has been involved with the American Legion, West Mineral Eagles and Pittsburg Elks Lodge #412 and currently with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Cherokee Gun Club.

Grant has been married to his wife Lynn for 39 years. They have a daughter and two grandchildren.

Committee membership

• Financial Institutions (Ranking Member)
• Commerce and Labor
• Federal and State Affairs
• Insurance
• Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State
• Joint Committee on State Building Construction.

Major Donors

The top 5 donors to Grant's 2008 campaign came mostly from professional associations:

• 1. Midwest Minerals $1,000
• 2. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000
• 3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
• 4. Kansas Optometric Assoc $800
• 5. Kansas Bankers Assoc $800

External links

• Kansas Legislature - Robert Grant
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Follow the Money campaign contributions:
  • 2000,2002, 2004, 2006, 2008