Kansas's 2nd congressional district facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Kansas' 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Steve Watkins R–Topeka
Distribution	59.73% urban 40.27% rural
Population (2015)	715,752
Median income	$53,483
Ethnicity	89.0% White 5.1% Black 1.0% Asian 3.8% Hispanic 1.3% Native American 2.0% other
Cook PVI	R+10

The Kansas' 2nd congressional district is a special area in the U.S. state of Kansas. This area chooses one person to represent its people in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. It covers most of the eastern part of Kansas.

This district is less than a quarter of the whole state. Important cities like Topeka, which is the state capital, and Lawrence are both located here. The person who represents this district is a Republican named Steve Watkins. He was chosen by voters on November 6, 2018.

People Who Have Represented This District

Many different people have represented the 2nd congressional district of Kansas over the years. They work in the U.S. House of Representatives to speak for the people living in their district.

Member	Party	Years in office	Congress	Residence	Notes
District created		March 4, 1875
John R. Goodin	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Humboldt
Dudley C. Haskell	Republican	March 4, 1877 – December 16, 1883		Lawrence	Passed away while in office.
Vacant		December 16, 1883 – March 21, 1884	47th
Edward H. Funston	Republican	March 21, 1884 – August 2, 1894		Iola	Lost a close election.
Horace L. Moore	Democratic	August 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Lawrence	Won a contested election.
Orrin L. Miller	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Lawrence
Mason S. Peters	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Kansas City
Justin D. Bowersock	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907		Lawrence
Charles F. Scott	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	60th	Iola	District boundaries changed.
Alexander C. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1911 – July 7, 1911	61st	Lawrence	Passed away while in office.
Vacant		July 7, 1911 – November 7, 1911	61st
Joseph Taggart	Democratic	November 7, 1911 – March 3, 1917		Kansas City
Edward C. Little	Republican	March 4, 1917 – June 27, 1924		Kansas City	Passed away while in office.
Vacant		June 27, 1924 – November 4, 1924	68th
Ulysses S. Guyer	Republican	November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1925		Kansas City
Chauncey B. Little	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	69th	Olathe
Ulysses S. Guyer	Republican	March 4, 1927 – June 5, 1943		Kansas City	Passed away while in office.
Vacant		June 5, 1943 – September 14, 1943	78th
Errett P. Scrivner	Republican	September 14, 1943 – January 3, 1959		Kansas City
Newell A. George	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	86th	Kansas City
Robert F. Ellsworth	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Lawrence	District boundaries changed.
William H. Avery	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Wakefield	Ran for Governor of Kansas instead.
Chester L. Mize	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971		Atchison
William Robert Roy	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975		Topeka
Martha Elizabeth Keys	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979		Manhattan
James Edmund Jeffries	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983		Atchison
Jim Slattery	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995		Topeka	Ran for Governor of Kansas instead.
Sam Brownback	Republican	January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996	104th	Topeka	Resigned to become a U.S. Senator.
Vacant		November 7, 1996 – November 27, 1996
Jim Ryun	Republican	November 27, 1996 – January 3, 2007		Topeka, then Lawrence	Lost re-election.
Nancy Boyda	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009	110th	Topeka	Lost re-election.
Lynn Jenkins	Republican	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019		Topeka	Retired from office.
Steve Watkins	Republican	January 3, 2019 – Present		Topeka	Currently in office.

How the District Votes in Presidential Elections

This table shows how the 2nd congressional district of Kansas has voted in recent U.S. Presidential elections.

Images for kids

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  The boundaries of Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2013.

Related Pages

• Kansas's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts
• United States Congressional Delegations from Kansas

See also

In Spanish: 2.º distrito congresional de Kansas para niños