Peggy Mast
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Peggy Mast | |
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 Mast in 2016 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 76th district | |
| In office January 13, 1997 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Arthur Luthi |
| Succeeded by | Eric Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1948 Norton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Peggy L. Mast (born August 20, 1948) is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 76th district. She served from 1997 to 2017, and finished her career as the Speaker of the House pro tempore.[1][2]
Committee membership
Mast was born in Norton, Kansas. She has attended Butler County Community College, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Flint Hills Vocational-Technical, and was previously a school bus driver, worked for Emporia Zoo, Arnold Staffing Services, and Design Rite Contracting.[2]
She has been a member of a number of organizations, including American Business Women's Association, Prairie Hens Unit, Kansas Cattlewoman's Association, Republican Women's Organization, and Alliance to Recognize and End Abuse.[2]
While she was serving in the Kansas House of Representatives, she was a lead sponsor of an anti-Sharia bill.[3][4][5] She also led a committee that considered a bill aimed at blocking Muslim refugees from the state due to security concerns.[6]
Representative Mast served on the following legislative committees:[1]
- Calendar and Printing
- Interstate Cooperation (vice-chair)
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Legislative Budget
- Legislative Coordinating Council
- Legislative Post Audit Committee
- Social Services Budget (vice-chair)