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SUMMARY:2016 Congressional Forum - March
DESCRIPTION:Featured Speaker:\n\nDerek Schmidt\,\n\nKansas Attorney General\n\nDerek Schmidt was elected the 44th attorney general of Kansas in 2010 and was reelected to a second term in 2014.\n\nUnder Attorney General Schmidt's leadership\, the office has focused on prosecuting crimes against children\, protecting senior citizens from scams and rip-offs\, recovering record-setting amounts of money for Kansas consumers and taxpayers\, providing professional legal services for the State of Kansas\, and standing up against overreach by the federal government.\n\nAttorney General Schmidt has personally and successfully argued two Kansas murder cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has led the successful efforts to strengthen Kansas law against human trafficking\, to toughen penalties for defrauding senior citizens and for stealing from the Kansas Medicaid program\, to build a modern forensic science laboratory for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation\, to extend the Do-Not-Call law to cover consumer cellphones\, and to enact the Kansas RICO law to combat drug-and-gang violence.\n\nSchmidt has been honored with the Criminal Justice Professional of the Year Award from the Wichita Crime Commission\, the Friend of Law Enforcement Award from the Kansas Sheriffs Association\, the Policy Maker of the Year Award from the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association\, and the Guardian of Small Business Award from the Kansas chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. In 2015\, his peers nationwide elected him Vice President for the National Association of Attorneys General.\n\nBefore being elected attorney general\, Schmidt served as a Kansas State Senator representing part of Southeast Kansas\, as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee\, and as the Senate Majority Leader. He previously served as counsel to Kansas Governor Bill Graves\, legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum\, and as an assistant attorney general for consumer protection.\nLuncheon Choices:\n\nSteak\, Salon or Vegetarian. In order to assist us with meal options\, once you have made your meal selection we ask that you maintain your original meal selection\, so every guest will receive what they requested. Thank you.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span background-color:="" font-size:="" lucida="" sans="" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; line-height: 18px\; font-family: ">Featured Speaker:<br />\nDerek Schmidt\,<br />\nKansas Attorney General</span>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica&quot\;\,&quot\;sans-serif&quot\;\;\ncolor:black">Derek Schmidt was elected the 44th attorney general of Kansas in 2010 and was reelected to a second term in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica&quot\;\,&quot\;sans-serif&quot\;\;\ncolor:black">Under Attorney General Schmidt&rsquo\;s leadership\, the office has focused on prosecuting crimes against children\, protecting senior citizens from scams and rip-offs\, recovering record-setting amounts of money for Kansas consumers and taxpayers\, providing professional legal services for the State of Kansas\, and standing up against overreach by the federal government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica&quot\;\,&quot\;sans-serif&quot\;\;\ncolor:black">Attorney General Schmidt has personally and successfully argued two Kansas murder cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has led the successful efforts to strengthen Kansas law against human trafficking\, to toughen penalties for defrauding senior citizens and for stealing from the Kansas Medicaid program\, to build a modern forensic science laboratory for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation\, to extend the Do-Not-Call law to cover consumer cellphones\, and to enact the Kansas RICO law to combat drug-and-gang violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica&quot\;\,&quot\;sans-serif&quot\;\;\ncolor:black">Schmidt has been honored with the Criminal Justice Professional of the Year Award from the Wichita Crime Commission\, the Friend of Law Enforcement Award from the Kansas Sheriffs Association\, the Policy Maker of the Year Award from the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association\, and the Guardian of Small Business Award from the Kansas chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. In 2015\, his peers nationwide elected him Vice President for the National Association of Attorneys General.<o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica&quot\;\,&quot\;sans-serif&quot\;\;\ncolor:black">Before being elected attorney general\, Schmidt served as a Kansas State Senator representing part of Southeast Kansas\, as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee\, and as the Senate Majority Leader. He previously served as counsel to Kansas Governor Bill Graves\, legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum\, and as an assistant attorney general for consumer protection.</span></p>\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Luncheon Choices:</span></strong></span><br style="line-height: 20.79px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">Steak\, Salon or Vegetarian.</span><span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">&nbsp\;</span><span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">In order to assist us with meal options\,</span><b style="line-height: 20.79px\;">&nbsp\;</b><span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">once you have made your meal selection we ask that&nbsp\;</span><b style="line-height: 20.79px\;"><u>you maintain your original meal&nbsp\;selection</u>\,</b><span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">&nbsp\;so every guest will&nbsp\;</span><span style="line-height: 20.79px\;">receive what they requested. Thank you.</span>
LOCATION:Reardon Convention Center 520 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City\, KS 66101
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URL:https://business.kckchamber.com/events/details/2016-congressional-forum-march-03-02-2016-294
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