Mary Pilcher-Cook
| Mary Pilcher-Cook | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 10th district |
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In office 2009 – Present |
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| Born | December 23, 1954 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Don Cook |
| Residence | Shawnee, Kansas |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mary Pilcher-Cook (born December 23, 1954) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 10th District since 2009. She was a representative on the Kansas House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2006. She was elected to the Kansas Senate 2008 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Her term expires in 2021.
Beginning January 14, 2013, she chaired the Public Health and Welfare Committee until February 12, 2016, when she was removed from her chair for a violation of Senate rules, said Senate President Susan Wagle. [1] She is considered one of the most vocal opponents of abortion in the Kansas legislature.
She lives in Shawnee, with her husband, Don Cook.
Pilcher-Cook serves on these legislative committees:
In the 2012 Republican primary, Pilcher-Cook defeated Tom Wertz by a 64 to 36 percent margin. On November 6, 2012, Mary Pilcher-Cook was re-elected to Senate District 10, defeating Democrat Mark J. Greene by a vote of 21,637 to 17,713, a 58 to 42 percent margin.
The 2008 Republican Primary, Mary Pilcher-Cook defeated State School Board Member Sue Gamble by a 57 to 43 percent margin. On November 4, 2008, Mary Pilcher-Cook was elected to Senate District 10, defeating Democrat Pete Roman by a vote of 19,050 to 13,600, a 54.9 to 45.1 percent margin.
Mary Pilcher-Cook is a conservative Republican, known for her pro-life stance, her efforts to fight ObamaCare, and other fiscally and socially conservative stances.
On the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in 2014, she arranged for a sonogram to take place in the Kansas Statehouse during a meeting of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. The ultrasound procedure was performed on two women by Cindy Patterson, a sonographer with Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic, a crisis pregnancy center that pro-life counseling to women considering abortion.
In January 2014, she introduced Senate Bill 302, which would have made surrogate motherhood a misdemeanor. Under the bill, anyone involved in hiring, or working as, a surrogate could be charged with a misdemeanor, punishable with up to a $10,000 fine and a year in the county jail. The law eventually died in committee.
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