Larry Powell

Larry R. Powell is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate who represented the 39th district from 2013 until 2017. A fourth generation Kansan from Kalvesta, Kansas, he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 117th district, from 2001 to 2013.

He was born in Kalvesta, Kansas.

Powell is anti-abortion and is an advocate of the Second Amendment. He is a supporter of local schools, family farms, and opposes tax increases.

He is a Garden City rancher, and is married to Myrna Powell.

Committee membership
Senator Powell serves on the following legislative committees:
 * 2015 Special Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
 * Agriculture (Chair)
 * Assessment and Taxation
 * Clean Power Plan Implementation Study Committee
 * Joint Committee on State Building Construction
 * Natural Resources (Chair)
 * Ways and Means
 * Utilities

Major donors
The top 5 donors to Powell's 2008 campaign:
 * 1. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 	$750
 * 2. Kansas Realtors Association 	$500
 * 3. Kansas Chamber of Commerce 	$500
 * 4. Koch Industries 	$500
 * 5. Kansas Medical Society 	$500