Don Hineman

Don Hineman
Majority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byJene Vickrey
Succeeded byDan Hawkins
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 118th district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byVirginia Beamer
Succeeded byJim Minnix
Personal details
Born (1947-05-27) May 27, 1947 (age 77)
Dighton, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence (BS)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MBA, MS)

Don Hineman (born May 27, 1947) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 118th district. He has served since 2009.[1] He was the Majority leader from 2017 to 2019.

Don is the older brother of Linda Gallagher who had served in the House since 2015 through 2019. Don was the Majority Leader in 2017–2018. They are both moderate Republicans. Their father, Kalo Hineman, also served in the Kansas House from 1975 until he was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by Ronald Reagan in mid-term, 1981.[2][3]

Prior to being elected to the House, Hineman served as a Lane County Commissioner for 16 years, and was a member of the Dighton City Council for 3½ years.

He has been president of the Kansas Livestock Association, chairman of the Kansas Alliance for Education, and sat on the board of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Hineman is married to Betsy Hineman.[4]

  1. ^ Rep. Don Hineman Vote Smart. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "Representative Linda Gallagher". Kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. ^ Mary Clarkin (2015-01-13). "Siblings follow in father's footsteps at Statehouse". Hutchnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. ^ "Hineman for Kansas Biography". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.