Senator Alicia Straub Contact information

Alicia Dawn Straub was born on May 17, 1978. She is an American politician who is a member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd District since January 11, 2021. Before this, she was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 113th district from March 19, 2019, to January 11, 2021.

A resident of Ellinwood, Kansas, she was selected by Republican precinct committee members on March 12, 2019, to succeed former Rep. Greg Lewis (R), who resigned due to health issues. Senator Straub was formally appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to the seat on March 14 and was sworn in by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on March 19.

Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, she served as a county commissioner in Barton County, Kansas and was the commission chairman from January to March 2019. She resigned from the county commission from a meeting on March 18, 2019, in order to take her seat in the Kansas Legislature.

During the party convention to succeed Representative Lewis, Senator Straub received 51 votes, with 22 votes going to Doug Keesling, a farmer from Rice County, Kansas and 18 votes going to Donna Hoener-Queal, a retired court services officer from Pratt, Kansas.

Straub defeated Sen. Mary Jo Taylor in the Aug. 4, 2020 Republican primary for the 33rd district of the Kansas Senate.

Alicia Straub earned a B.S. in apparel and textile marketing management. Straub’s career experience includes working as a self-employed independent apparel professional, central district manager with Franklin Retail Solutions, and an assistant manager with American Eagle Outfitters.