Alicia Salisbury

Alicia Laing Salisbury (born September 20, 1939) is an American former politician who served as a Republican in the Kansas State Senate from 1984 to 2000.

Alicia Salisbury
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 20th district
In office
1985 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byRon Hein
Succeeded byLynn Jenkins
Personal details
Born (1939-09-20) September 20, 1939[1]
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Topeka, Kansas
EducationUniversity of Kansas

Salisbury was born in Topeka into a political family; her father, Herbert Laing, was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, and her grandfather, Henry Laing, was a longtime state senator.[2] She attended the University of Kansas, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1961.[3] Prior to her service in the state legislature, Salisbury spent four years on the Kansas Board of Education.[2]

In 1984, Salisbury was elected to the Kansas Senate, and she was re-elected in 1988, 1992 and 1996. She was considered a centrist in the Kansas Republican Party, opposed to the more conservative wing of the party; in 2000, she lost her primary election to a more-conservative challenger.[2] After her time in the Senate, she won a seat on the Republican National Committee. Her split with the conservative wing continued and she endorsed Democratic Governor Laura Kelly's re-election in April 2022.[4]

References
  1. "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Salisbury, Alicia". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  2. Clark, Patty (October 23, 2020). "Interview of Alicia Salisbury - Transcript" (PDF). ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. Clark, Patty (October 23, 2020). "Interview of Alicia Salisbury - Overview". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. "Former Republican National Committeewoman Endorses Governor Kelly". laurakellyforkansas.com. Laura Kelly for Kansas. April 18, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.


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