As previously announced on October 26, 2021, the House Committee on Redistricting and Senate Committee on Redistricting will jointly hold a second round of its listening tour using virtual town hall meetings to receive public input concerning the redistricting process.
The previously announced listening tour will consist of four meetings occurring between November 22 and November 30, 2021, as listed below. Meetings will be organized by congressional district, and meetings may be combined so that conferees from different locations may provide input during the same meeting time.
Comments provided by conferees should be related to the congressional district for which each meeting is designated, or for the state House or state Senate districts located within such congressional district. Committee members will attend virtually. Conferees may provide testimony either virtually or at a designated public location in cities across the state.
Each location will have audio and visual equipment for conferees to provide oral testimony. All meetings and oral testimony will be livestreamed online. The Committees will continue to accept written testimony. Instructions for submitting testimony are included below.
The current meeting schedule and public locations are as follows:
- Congressional District 2
5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, November 22- Atchison County Emergency Operations Center
10443 US Hwy 59
Atchison, KS 66002 - Prairie Band Casino & Resort
Council Bluffs & Chicago Rooms
12305 150th Road
Mayetta, KS 66509 - Ottawa City Hall
City Commission Chambers
101 S Hickory
Ottawa, KS 66067 - Memorial Hall Civic Center
410 N Pennsylvania Ave
Independence, KS 67301
- Atchison County Emergency Operations Center
- Congressional District 1
5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 23- Emporia State University
Memorial Union-Veterans Hall of Honor
1331 Market St
Emporia, KS 66801 - Great Bend Chamber of Commerce
Board Room
1125 Williams St
Great Bend, KS 67530 - Seward County Commission
Commission Chambers
515 N Washington Ave
Liberal, KS 67901 - Kansas Municipal Utilities Auditorium
2090 E Avenue A
McPherson, KS 67460
- Emporia State University
- Congressional District 4
5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, November 29- Meridian Center
SP2 & 3
1420 E. Broadway Ct.
Newton, KS 67114 - El Dorado Civic Center
201 E Central Ave
El Dorado, KS 67042
- Meridian Center
- Congressional District 3
5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 30- First Baptist Church
19950 Broadmoor Ln
Stilwell, KS 66085 - Bonner Springs City Hall
City Council Meeting Room
200 E 3rd St
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
- First Baptist Church
Testimony
Oral Testimony
Any conferee wishing to provide oral testimony must notify staff at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting in which they wish to testify by contacting the Kansas Legislative Research Department at redistricting@klrd.ks.gov or 785-296-3181.
The Co-chairpersons have asked conferees to provide comments about unique items for Committee members to consider when drawing the state House, state Senate, and congressional districts. Comments should be limited to the congressional district for which each meeting is designated, or to the state House and state Senate districts located within such congressional district.
When registering, please indicate in which district meeting you will be participating and whether you will provide input virtually or in which public location. Conferees should be concise in their remarks, as time may be limited. The time will be adjusted based on the number of registered conferees. A link will be provided for those who will provide input virtually with the estimated time limit.
Written Testimony
Written Testimony for Listening Tour
All written testimony must include your name, your affiliation organization (if any), your contact information, and the date, congressional district, and location of the meeting (if testifying at a designated public location) at which the testimony is the presented, at the top of the first page. Please add an identifier to subsequent pages. Email a .pdf copy of your written testimony to KLRD staff at the contact information provided below.
Other Written Testimony
Additionally, written testimony for the House and Senate Redistricting Committees will be accepted any time prior to the beginning of the 2022 Session. Submission of testimony not specific to a meeting must include your name, your affiliated organization (if any), your contact information, and the date submitted. Testimony may be provided in .pdf format to KLRD staff, or mailed to the KLRD office.
Please remember that information provided to the Committees becomes a public record and will be published on the Legislature’s website under the House and Senate Redistricting Committee’s Minutes Tab. You will be able to find the testimony not included in previous meetings at the following links:
Please remember that information provided to or discussed by the Committees becomes a public record and will be published on the Legislature’s website under the House and Senate Redistricting Committee’s Minutes tab. Testimony will be made available in electronic format via the KLRD website the morning of the meeting at which the testimony is to be presented.
KLRD Staff Contact Information
- Staff member email: redistricting@klrd.ks.gov
- KLRD main telephone number: 785-296-3181. The reception staff will connect you with a team member.
- Office location: Room 68-West, Statehouse, 300 SW Tenth Avenue, Topeka, 66612
Members:
| House Committee | Senate Committee |
| Chair Rep. Chris Croft Vice Chair Rep. Bradley Ralph Ranking Minority Member Rep. Tom Burroughs Members Rep. Barbara Ballard Rep. John Barker Rep. Stephanie Clayton Rep. Charlotte Esau Rep. Kyle Hoffman Rep. Nick Hoheisel Rep. Steve Huebert Rep. Jim Kelly Rep. Brenda Landwehr Rep. Vic Miller Rep. Fred Patton Rep. Jason Probst Rep. Adam Smith Rep. William Sutton | Chair Sen. Rick Wilborn Vice Chair Sen. Ty Masterson Ranking Minority Member Sen. Dinah Sykes Members Sen. Rick Billinger Sen. Ethan Corson Sen. Renee Erickson Sen. Beverly Gossage Sen. Richard Hilderbrand Sen. Rick Kloos |
Meeting Livestreams
Each meeting will be live-streamed on the Legislature’s YouTube and Harmony webpages.
Meeting streams are available at: