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Marvin Barkis
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Marvin Barkis | |
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| Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | James Braden |
| Succeeded by | Tim Shallenburger |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | William Robert Brady |
| Succeeded by | Jene Vickrey |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
| In office January 8, 1979 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Alva Powell |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Hackler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1943 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2024 (aged 81) Paola, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Ottawa University Stanford University |
Marvin Barkis (January 22, 1943 – July 19, 2024) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives from the 6th district from 1979 to 1993. He served as Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993.[1][2]
Marvin grew up on a farm in Kansas. As a child, he raised a calf as part of a youth development program with 4-H and displayed it at the Miami County Fair. During the summers he would run a haying crew to make extra money. However, he grew disillusioned with the strenuous life of farming and so decided to study law. He attended Ottawa University in Kansas and went on to Stanford Law School, graduating in 1968.
That same year he renewed a friendship with a college friend named Kay Jones and would go on to marry her. The couple lived and worked for two years in the inner-city of Kansas City, MO. During their stay, Marvin was a Legal Aid Attorney and Kay taught school. Their early careers were influenced by the ongoing Civil Rights movement.
Marvin wished to see the world, so he and Kay sold their belongings and went on a backpacking trip across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
After returning home, they settled in Paola, Miami County, where they resumed their professions. Through the next decade they had three children named Anne, Will, and John.
Marvin would go on to become a State Representative in Topeka. He was elected in 1978 and served through the ‘90s, being elected House Minority Leader within three terms. In 1990 when Democrats won the majority in the House, he served a term as Speaker of the House, with only a one-vote majority over the Republicans. The main legislative concerns of his term were children’s issues and school finance.
Marvin died in Paola, Kansas on July 19, 2024, at the age of 81.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Salina Journal". Salina, Kansas: Newspapers.com. November 6, 1992. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hays Daily News Newspaper Archives". Haysdailynews.newspaperarchive.com. July 18, 1994. p. 3. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Former Kansas speaker of the house dies". KSNT. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marvin Barkis Papers
- Kansas Oral History Project - Marvin Barkis Archived July 9, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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