Kansas State Printers
The office of Kansas State Printer was elected from 1907 until 1977. The office was abolished through a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 1974. The amendment repealed Article 15, Section 3, requiring an elected state printer to do all of the public printing, was supported by 64 percent of the voters. The function was transferred to the Kansas Department of Administration at the beginning of the next fiscal year in July 1977. See a chronological list of Kansas State Printers.
| Name | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas A. McNeal | 1907 - 1911 | Republican from Topeka |
| 2. | William C. Austin | 1911 - 1915 | Republican from Cottonwood Falls |
| 3. | W. R. Smith | January 1915 - February 1919 | Republican from Columbus, resigned |
| 4. | Imri Zumwalt | February 1919 - May 9, 1921 | Republican from Bonner Springs, died May 9, 1921 |
| 5. | E. E. Kelley | May 14, 1921 - September 1, 1921 | Acting |
| 6. | Bert P. Walker | September 1, 1921 - June 30, 1933 | Republican from Osborne |
| 7. | William C. Austin | July 1, 1933 - June 14, 1944 | Republican from Cottonwood Falls |
| 8. | Leonard McCalla | June 20, 1944 - June 30, 1945 |
Republican from Garnett, appointed vice under Austin |
| 9. | Ferd Voiland, Jr. | July 1, 1945 - June 30, 1957 | Republican from Topeka, resigned |
| 10. | Lillie M. Washabaugh | July 1, 1957 - June 30, 1961 | Democrat from Natoma, appointed vice under Voiland; subsequently elected to office one succeeding term |
| 11. | Jean M. Neibarger | July 1,1961 - January 1964 | Republican from Tonganoxie, resigned |
| 12. | Harry Timberlake | January 3, 1964 - July 1, 1965 | Republican from Leavenworth, appointed vice under Neibarger |
| 13. | Robert R. Sanders | July 1, 1965 - June 30, 1977 | Republican from Salina, office abolished |
Entry: Kansas State Printers
Author: Kansas Historical Society
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Date Created: June 2019
Date Modified: June 2019
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