Senate President Commends Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook for Perfect Voting Attendance

TOPEKA – Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, today issued a statement commending State Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook, R-Shawnee, for achieving a 100 percent voting attendance record in the 2011 Legislative Session.

Morris said, “Senator Pilcher-Cook has clearly set a high priority on her legislative service. The Kansas Legislature is considered a part-time legislative body. Most of our members have jobs and family back in their districts that require time and attention. Sen. Pilcher-Cook’s effort to be present and to cast every recorded vote demonstrates her appreciation of the value of her vote and her contribution to the process.”

During the 2011 Legislative Session, the Senate recorded 342 roll call votes. Two hundred and forty-eight Senate bills were introduced, along with 69 Senate Resolutions and 9 Senate Concurrent Resolutions. More than 400 House bills were introduced. One hundred and ninety bills will be carried over to the 2012 Legislative Session. Fifty-five Senate bills ultimately passed and were signed into law. Including measures that originated in the House of Representatives, 118 total pieces of legislation have been signed into law by the Governor.

“Serving in the Kansas Senate is not only an honor and a privilege, it carries great responsibility,” said Sen. Pilcher-Cook. “I was elected to represent the residents of my district, and I do not take that lightly.”

Sen. Pilcher-Cook is a member of the following Senate Committees: Judiciary, Natural Resources; and Public Health and Welfare. She also serves on the Senate/House Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit.