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AP: Kansas House speaker s father sworn in as new state senator
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Kansas House speaker s father sworn in as new state senator
March 10, 2021
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. s father is now serving in the Kansas Senate.
Republican Sen. Ron Ryckman Sr. of Meade took his oath of office during the Senate s brief Senate session as family members watched, including the House speaker. The oath was administered by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert.
The elder Ryckman also served in the House from 2011 through 2016, when he decided not to seek reelection. He and his son served together in the House for four years, starting in 2013. The younger Ryckman grew up in western Kansas but is a graduate of MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe and now lives there.
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Whether it was for the University Training Center or leadership through the many local boards he was a part of, Kansas District 38 Sen. Bud Estes leaves a lasting legacy for generations in Ford County.
Estes died on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Bucklin after a prolonged illness, according to his family.
Estes had received a kidney transplant in October 2017, a kidney donated to him by his daughter-in-law, according to Estes wife, Renae Estes.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that struck in March 2020, Renae Estes said, He never actually tested positive for the virus but he was experiencing symptoms about mid-March and had them for a couple of weeks.