Dennis Pyle

Dennis Pyle
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 1st district
Assumed office
2005
Personal details
Born (1961-02-04) February 4, 1961
Hiawatha, Kansas
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jennifer Pyle
Residence Hiawatha, Kansas
Profession Farmer

Dennis D. Pyle (born February 4, 1961) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 1st District since 2005.[1]

Pyle attended Grace College of the Bible. He was a Kansas Representative for the 49th District from 2001 to 2003. He is married to Jennifer Pyle, and is a farmer in Hiawatha.

Committee assignments

Pyle serves on these legislative committees:[2]

Pyle's sponsored bills include:

Major donors

The top contributors to Pyle's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[5]

Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, State of Kansas Department of Administration, Kansas Medical Society, Brown County Republican Central Committee, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee

Party committees were his largest donor group.

Ethics Complaint

On June 5, 2010, it was made public that a formal ethics complaint had been filed against Pyle, "alleging improper expenditures from his Senate campaign account on a trip to Washington, D.C., to evaluate support for his challenge of U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins."[6] The complaint specifically alleged "Pyle violated state campaign finance laws by using money raised for a state campaign for activities related to possible federal campaign."[7] On June 28, Pyle was cleared of any wrongdoing.[8]

References

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