Kansas House MS Caucus Members

House of Representatives Caucus Co-Chairs
Representative Les Mason
Representative Eric L. Smith

Representative Barbara Ballard
Representative John Barker
Representative Elizabeth Bishop
Representative JR Claeys
Representative Ken Corbet
Representative Diana Dierks
Representative Larry Hibbard
Representative Steven Johnson
Representative Louis Ruiz
Representative William Sutton
Representative Ponka-We Victors
Representative Jim Ward
Representative Brandon Whipple
Representative Kathy Wolfe-Moore

Kansas Senate MS Caucus Members

Senate Caucus Chair
Senator Dan Kerschen, Senate Caucus Chair

Senator John Doll
Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Senator Tom Hawk
Senator Anthony Hensley
Senator Carolyn McGinn
Senator Pat Petty
Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook
Senator Caryn Tyson
Senator Rick Wilbourn

Members of the Caucus can help people living with MS by engaging in discussions about issues such as:

• MS National Institute of Health funded research at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas University
• Access to quality health care in Medicare, Medicaid and the private insurance market;
• Access to health care in rural and underserved areas of the country;
• Long-term care and supports including caregiving programs;
• Employment issues and Social Security Disability Insurance; and
• Disability rights.

Members of the Kansas MS Caucus are committed to:

• Seeking creative solutions to the challenges facing people with MS;
• Raising awareness and promoting education about MS in an effort to move closer to a world free of this disease;
• Networking with others who would like to move closer to a world free of MS;
• Attending an informative briefing on MS