Kansas
Kansas entered the Union on January 29, 1861 as the 34th state. Kansas reached statehood after the violent struggle of Bleeding Kansas, giving it one of the most dramatic pre-Civil War political histories in the country. Today its state government is centered in Topeka and works through a governor and a bicameral legislature with a Senate and House of Representatives.
Government & Representation
Use this section to understand how the state organizes executive authority, legislative power, and federal representation.
Kansas state government is led by an elected governor and a bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Its constitutional structure gives the legislature a major role in statewide lawmaking, taxation, and oversight from the capital in Topeka.