Kansas Insurance Commissioner facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Insurance Commissioner ofthe State of Kansas |
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Incumbent
Vicki Schmidt since January 14, 2019 |
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| Formation | March 1, 1871 |
The Kansas Insurance Commissioner (KIC) is in charge of helping the people whose lives are protected by insurance in the state of Kansas. The Insurance Commissioner is elected. The current Insurance Commissioner is Republican Vicki Schmidt.
List of Insurance Commissioners
The office used to called the Superintendent of Insurance. In 1927, the name changed to Commissioner of Insurance.
Kansas State Superintendents of Insurance
| Name | Term | Party |
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| William C. Webb | 1871–1873 | Republican |
| Edward Russell | 1873–1874 | Republican |
| Harrison Clarkson | 1874–1875 | Republican |
| Orrin T. Welch | 1875–1883 | Republican |
| Richard B. Morris | 1883–1887 | Democratic |
| Daniel W. Wilder | 1887–1891 | Republican |
| W. H. McBride | 1891–1893 | Republican |
| S. H. Snider | 1893–1895 | Republican |
| George T. Anthony | 1895–1896 | Republican |
| Alexander P. Riddle | 1896–1897 | Republican |
| Webb McNall | 1897–1899 | Populist |
| Willard V. Church | 1899–1903 | Republican |
| Charles H. Luling | 1903–1907 | Republican |
| Charles W. Barnes | 1907–1911 | Republican |
| Isaac S. Lewis | 1911–1915 | Republican |
| Carey J. Wilson | 1915–1919 | Republican |
| Frank L. Travis | 1919–1923 | Republican |
| William R. Baker | 1923–1927 | Republican |
Kansas State Commissioners of Insurance
| Name | Term | Party |
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| William R. Baker | 1927–1929 | Republican |
| Charles F. Hobbs | 1929–1947 | Republican |
| Frank Sullivan | 1947–1971 | Republican |
| Fletcher Bell | 1971–1991 | Republican |
| Ronald L. Todd | 1991–1995 | Republican |
| Kathleen Sebelius | 1995–2003 | Democratic |
| Sandy Praeger | 2003–2015 | Republican |
| Ken Selzer | 2015–2019 | Republican |
| Vicki Schmidt | 2019–present | Republican |
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