Sheila Frahm
Sheila Frahm (née Sloan; born March 22, 1945) is an American politician who served in the United States Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.[1]
Sheila Frahm | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| In office June 11, 1996 – November 7, 1996 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Graves |
| Preceded by | Bob Dole |
| Succeeded by | Sam Brownback |
| 44th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – June 11, 1996 | |
| Governor | Bill Graves |
| Preceded by | Jim Francisco |
| Succeeded by | Gary Sherrer |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – January 9, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Gannon |
| Succeeded by | Stan Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheila Sloan March 22, 1945 Colby, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Kenneth Frahm |
| Education | Fort Hays State University (BA) University of Texas at Austin |
Life and career edit
Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas. She was appointed to the Kansas state Board of Education in 1985 and was re-elected in 1986. In 1988, she was appointed to the position of vice-president.[2] Frahm was a member of the Kansas State Senate from 1989 to 1995. She became the first woman to be given the title of majority leader of the Kansas Senate when she was elected in 1993.[2] Frahm was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1995 to 1996. While serving as lieutenant governor, Frahm also served as the state's Secretary of Administration.
She was appointed by Governor Bill Graves to the Senate on June 11, 1996, to replace Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who resigned from the Senate to devote all of his time to his presidential campaign.[1] During her time in the Senate, Frahm voted with the Republican Party 92.9% of the time.[3] The Senate average was 87.5%.[3] Frahm ran in the Republican special primary to succeed Dole, but was defeated for the nomination by first-term U.S. Representative Sam Brownback, who went on to win the November 1996 special general election, and immediately took office.
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Frahm is an Honorary Chair of Women for Kansas.[4] She moved back to Colby, Kansas, and became the executive director of the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees. For the 2018 gubernatorial election, Frahm joined many other high-profile Republican current and former legislators and politicians in endorsing the Democratic nominee, and eventual victor, Laura Kelly.[5] Frahm endorsed Kelly again in her successful 2022 reelection bid.[6]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Frahm in Congress". Congressional Directory.
- ^ a b . Women In Congress. House. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Voting Statistics for Sheila Frahm". The Political Guide. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ . Women for Kansas. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ "Laura Kelly touts growing list of Republican support". WIBW. 14 September 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Carpenter, Tim (September 27, 2022). . Kansas Reflector. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- United States Congress. "Sheila Frahm (id: F000438)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.