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Interview of Robert (Bob) Storey, February 5, 2015

Interviewed by Burdett Loomis
Bob Storey, Kansas
“1968 was a funny year. Redistricting was thrown out. All three Senators ran at large in Shawnee County and Waubunsee County.”

Interview Description

Bob Storey in his 2015 oral history interview recalls his service in the Kansas Senate from 1969-1976. His recollection is of a senate that was in transition in terms of urban-rural influence on policymaking due to the one-person, one-vote principle enunciated by the U.S. Supreme Court in the mid-1960s. He recalls intricacies of interactions among senate leaders and governors and occasional intrigue in senate leadership elections. He also reflects on improvements in the functioning of state government during the years when reorganization and modernization of many state functions took place.

Interviewee Biographical Sketch

Bob W. Storey, a practicing Topeka attorney since 1963, served in the Kansas Senate from 1969 to 1976. Senator Storey was Chairperson of the Senate Transportation Committee, and in that role, served on the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Storey received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Washburn University in 1961 and his J.D. degree from the Washburn University School of Law in 1963. He served as Assistant General Counsel for the Kansas Corporation Commission prior to running for office.

Interviewee Date of Birth

September 5, 1934

Interviewee Date of Death

June 5, 2024

Interviewee Political Party

Republican

Interviewee Positions

Member, Senate Ways and Means 1969-1976
State Senator, Kansas Senate 1969-1976
Member, Senate Transportation and Utilities 1969-1970
Member, Senate Judiciary 1969-1976
Member, House Legislative, Judicial and Congressional Apportionment 1969-1974
Chair, Senate Transportation and Utilities -- Utilities Subcommittee 1969-1970
Chair, Senate Transportation and Utilities 1971-1976

Senate District Numbers

13; 20

Interview Location

Topeka, KS

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