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Government

Topeka City Council

Council Office
215 SE Seventh Street 66603
785.368.3958
Fax: 785.368.3958
To email all the council members: council@topeka.org

City Manager
Brent Trout
215 SE Seventh Street,
Room 352
Topeka, KS 66603

Mayor Michelle De La Isla
215 SE Seventh St
Topeka, KS 66603
785.368.3895

Councilwoman Karen Hiller
District 1
1018 SW Lane St
Topeka, KS 66604
785.232.2917

Councilwoman Sandra Clear
District 2
700 NE Green St
Topeka, KS 66616
785.354.4566

Councilwoman Sylvia Ortiz
District 3
837 SE Gilmore
Topeka, KS 66607
785.357.0717

Councilman Tony Emerson
District 4
3111 SE Silverleaf Ct.
Topeka, KS 66609
785.422.7888

Councilwoman Michael Padilla
District 5
1216 SW 29th St
Topeka, KS 66611
785.304.3532

Councilman Brendan Jensen
District 6
1275 SW Jewell Ave
Topeka, KS 66604
785.422.0018

Councilwoman Aaron Mays
District 7
3819 SW Atwood Terr.
Topeka, KS 66610
785.845.2911

Councilman Jeff Coen, Deputy Mayor
District 8
2146 SW Burnett Rd
Topeka, KS 66614
785.230.9362

Councilman Michael Lesser
District 9
4417 SW New Forest Ct.
Topeka, KS 66604
785.249.1475

View our Topeka City Council Districts Map

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Shawnee County Commission

Courthouse
200 SE Seventh St.
Topeka, KS 66603
785.233.8200 ext. 4040
Fax: 785.291.4914
commission@snco.us

Commissioner Shelly Buhler
District 1
503 Maple Court
Rossville, KS 66533
785.584.6617

Commissioner Kevin Cook
District 2
1512 W 3rd St
Topeka, KS 66606
785.215.1003

Commissioner Bob Archer
District 3
3522 SW Westport Court
785.817.8157

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State Elected Officials

Governor Sam Brownback
Statehouse
300 SW 10th Avenue,
Suite 2415
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.3232

LT. Governor Jeff Colyer
Statehouse
300 SW 10th Avenue,
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.5669

Secretary of State Kris Kobach
Memorial Building
120 SW Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.4564

Attorney General Derek Schmidt
Memorial Hall, Second Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.2215

State Treasurer Ron Estes
900 SW Jackson,
Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.3171

Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer
420 SW Ninth Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.3071

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Shawnee County Legislative Delegation

Statehouse Address
300 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612

Senator Laura Kelly
18th District
234 SW Greenwood Avenue
Topeka, KS 66606
785.357.5304
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7365

Senator Anthony Hensley
19th District
2226 SE Virginia
Topeka, KS 66605
785.232.1944
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.3245

Senator Vicki Schmidt
20th District
5906 SW 43 Court
Topeka, KS 66610
785.267.4686
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7374

Representative Ramon Gonzalez, Jr.
312 Elm Street
Perry, KS 66073
785.597.5917
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7500

Representative Fred Patton
50th District
339 NE 46th Street
Topeka, KS 66617
785.286.3453
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7674

Representative Ron Highland
51st District
27487 Wells Creek Rd
Wamego, KS 66547
785.456.9799
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.9799

Representative Dick Jones
52nd District
4231 Marlboro Road
Topeka, KS 66610
785.478.3071
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7672

Representative Annie Tietze
53rd District
329 SW Yorkshire Rd
Topeka, KS 66606
785.273.5296
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.5296

Representative Ken Corbet
54th District
10351 SW 61st Street
Topeka, KS 66610
785.256.6444
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7679

Representative Annie Kuether
55th District
1346 SW Wayne
Topeka, KS 66604
785.232.0717
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7669

Representative Lane Hemsley
56th District
2909 SW 33rd Circle
Topeka, KS 66614
785.817.7533
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7366

Representative John Alcala
57th District
520 NE Lake
Topeka, KS 66616
785.233.7110
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7371

Representative Harold Lane
58th District
2202 SE Monroe
Topeka, KS 66606
785.232.3610
Statehouse Phone: 785.296.7649

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Federal Elected Officials

Senator Pat Roberts
109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1605
202.224.4774
Fax: 202.224.3514
www.roberts.senate.gov

Senator Jerry Moran
354 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202.224.6521
Fax: 202.228.6966
www.moran.senate.gov

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
1122 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202.225.6601
Fax: 202.225.7986
www.lynnjenkins.house.gov

Topeka Office:
444 SE Qunicy,
Room 392
Topeka, KS 66683
785.295.2745
Fax: 785.235.3665

Olathe Office:
23600 College Blvd
Ste 201
Olathe, KS 66061
913.393.0711
Fax: 913.768.1366

Topeka Office:
3550 SW fifth Street
Topeka, KS 66606
785.234.5966
Fax: 785.234.5967

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