Mike Amyx's Biography
- State House (KS) - District 45, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (KS) - District 45
Contact Information
2805 Bluestern Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047
Office
300 Southwest 10th Avenue, Room 43-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1504
501 Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66049
Full Name:
Mike Amyx
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Marilyn; 1 Child: Chris
Birth Date:
06/11/1953
Birth Place:
Lawrence, Kansas
Home City:
Lawrence, KS
Religion:
Methodist
No education information on file.
Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 45, 2019-present
Commissioner, Douglas County, 1988-93
Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 45, 2024
Commissioner, City of Lawrence, 1988-1993, 2005-2018
Mayor, City of Lawrence, 1985-1988, 2006-2007, 2010-2011, 2014-2017
Member, 2020 Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act
Ranking Minority Member, General Government Budget Committee
Member, Higher Education Budget Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Water Committee
Ranking Minority Member, General Government Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Member, Higher Education Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Member, House Local Government Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Owner, Amyx Barber Shop
Member, First United Church Board of Trustees, present
Member, Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, present
Chair, Kansas Barber Board, 2003-2013
Chair, Douglas County Commission, 1989-1990
Awards:
2018 Best of Lawrence Community Servant
Lawrence Business Hall of Fame
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
After spending 25 years as a Lawrence City Commissioner, Lawrence Mayor, Douglas County Commissioner, and Douglas County Commission Chair, I wish to take my common-sense leadership to Topeka to represent our neighbors.