Deena Horst

Deena Horst
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 69th district
In office
1995–2010
Succeeded byTom Arpke
Personal details
Born (1944-02-14) February 14, 1944 (age 80)[1]
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSalina, Kansas
Alma materKansas State Teachers College (BSE); Emporia State University (MA

Deena Horst (born February 14, 1944) is a Republican former member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 69th district. She served from 1995 until 2010, when she was defeated in a primary by Tom Arpke, who would win the seat in the general election.[2][3]

Horst currently serves on the Kansas Board of Education, representing district 6, after defeating Salina Democrat Carol Viar in the 2012 general election.[4] She has also served as Precinct Committee Woman for the Saline County Kansas Republican Party, and has previously worked as secretary for the Saline County Republican Party Central Committee.

A teacher by profession, she has been an Art Teacher/Department Chair with Unified School District 305, South Middle School, Salina, Kansas since 1968. Horst has a BSE from Kansas State Teachers College, an MA from Emporia State University, and is currently working towards her EdD at Kansas State University.[5]

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present - Horst, Deena". State Library of Kansas. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Salina Journal - Horst ousted (accessed 14 March 2013)". Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Kansas Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
  4. ^ Kansas Secretary of State - 2012 General Election Results
  5. ^ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Deena Horst Biography