Audrey Langworthy | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 7th district | |
In office January 14, 1985 – January 8, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Norman Gaar |
Succeeded by | David Adkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Grand Forks, North Dakota[1] | April 1, 1934
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Westwood, Kansas |
Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Audrey Langworthy (born April 1, 1934) is an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 7th district from 1985 to 2001.[2][3]
Langworthy attended the University of Kansas. Before her time in the Kansas Senate, Langworthy was elected as a city council member. In the Senate, Langworthy defeated and replaced longtime Kansas Senator Norman Gaar, who had been in the chamber since 1965.[4][5] She self-identified as a moderate Republican, and unlike more conservative members of her party she took a pro-choice stance on abortion, which was a hotly contested issue in Kansas during her time in the Senate.[5] She declined to run for re-election in 2000.