Marshall Christmann

Marshall E. Christmann III is a former Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 113th District, which included Pratt and Stafford counties as well as portions of Barton, Rice and Pawnee counties.[1][2]

The Honorable

Marshall Christmann
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 113th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2015
Preceded byRepresentative Lorene Bethell
Succeeded byRepresentative J. Basil Dannebohm
Personal details
Born (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976
Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Elizabeth (Martinez) Christmann
ResidenceLyons, Kansas
EducationHarvard School of Law – Master Level Negotiation Program (November 2016), Notre Dame – Program on Negotiation (November 2012), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Program on Negotiation (July 2010) – Hutchinson Community College (August 2011)
ProfessionMunicipal Judge (Ellsworth), Chief Labor Negotiator 278C, City Council (Lyons, Ward 4)

Committee assignments

Representative Christmann served on these legislative committees:[1]

  • Judiciary
  • Military, Veterans and Homeland Security
  • Energy and Environment
  • Vision 2020
  • Health and Human Services
  • Health and Human Services House/Senate Joint Committee

Legislative caucuses

Representative Christmann served on these Legislative Caucuses:

  • House Rural Caucus (Vice-Chairman)
  • House Multiple Sclerosis Caucus (Vice-Chairman)

Legislative legacy

While in the House of Representatives Christmann used his ability as a negotiator to rally the votes needed from 125 Representatives and 40 Senators to create a port authority in his district. Since the inception of the state in 1861 Kansas has only had four port authority's, of which only three still currently operate in the state. Christmann's negotiating efforts secured a passing vote of 121 to 0 in the House and 40 to 0 in the Senate.[3] The impact helped job growth in Christmann's district that was double the states percentage numbers during his tenure in the House.[4]

Representative Christmann's sponsored legislation consisted of several bills aimed at government accountability as well as government transparency reforms, these proposed laws included:

  • HB 2438 – The Transparency and Accountability Act; an act providing for live audio and video broadcasts of legislative meetings to the public.[5]
  • HCR 6037 – A bill mandating that all votes on the House floor be recorded so a legislator's full voting record can be seen by the public.[6]
  • HB 5020 – A bill eliminating legislative abuses in bundling multiple bills together before a law's passage.[7]

Honors and awards
  • 2017 – The Michael A. Barbara Award, The Kansas Municipal Judges Association
  • 2016 – A Tribute Award naming Christmann a "State-wide Visionary", by the Kansas State Senate
  • 2015 – Inducted into Mensa (IQ of 155), Mensa high IQ society
  • 2014 – Appointment as negotiator to the "2014 Federal Relations Task Force" in Washington D.C, by the Speaker of the Kansas House
  • 2014 – Appointment as negotiator to the "2014 International Relations Task Force" in Washington D.C, by the Speaker of the Kansas House
  • 2014 – Champion of the Taxpayer Award, Americans for Prosperity
  • 2014 – Featured in the Journal Magazine (On Civic Leadership) "The Art of the (Healthy) Deal", the Kansas Leadership Center[8]
  • 2013 – Legislator of the Year Award, Kansas EMS Association[9]
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References
  1. "Representative Marshall Christmann". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. Clarkin, Mary (26 December 2014). "Christmann to join Dannebohm's team". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. http://kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/measures/scr1620/
  4. http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20140723/NEWS/140729787
  8. Lindsay, http://kansasleadershipcenter.org/from-the-journal-the-art-of-the-healthy-deal/, "The Art of the (Healthy) Deal", The Journal, Kansas Leadership Center,Jan 14, 2014
  9. https://kemsa.org/Awards-2013,KEMSA Website,August 10, 2013


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