Ron Ryckman | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 38th district | |
Assumed office March 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bud Estes |
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 115th district | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Melvin Neufeld |
Succeeded by | Boyd Orr |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | December 16, 1948
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary |
Children | Ron Ryckman Jr. |
Residence | Meade, Kansas |
Ronald W. Ryckman Sr. (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 115th District which includes a southern section of Dodge City, Ashland, Fowler, Meade, Plains, Copeland, Montezuma, Ensign, Ingalls and Cimarron in southwestern Kansas from 2011 to 2017.[2][3] Ryckman's first term began in January 2011 when he was elected by precinct people to replace Garrett Love who was elected to the State Senate after defeating former Speaker Melvin Neufeld.[4] Ryckman served in the United States Army from 1970-72 before beginning his twenty-nine-year career as a public school teacher. He served on the Meade School Board from 2009 until elected to the Kansas House.[5]
On March 4, 2021, Ryckman was appointed to the Senate after the death of Bud Estes.[6]
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