Kansas State Senator.
Louise Porter was actively involved in teacher organizations, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority, Parent Teacher Association, and the school board of Northern Heights High School. She was an officer and teacher in the Miller United Methodist Church. She was also active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, Federated Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Women's Club, Extension Service, the Emporia Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas Republican Women.
Her community involvement led to an interest in politics. Louise Porter was elected to the Kansas State Senate and served for six years from 1964 to 1970. During her term she represented the 12th District which included Chase, Lyon, Marion, and Morris counties. After her election, "The Emporia Gazette" wrote, "Voters recognized Mrs. Porter's intelligence, drive, eloquence and knowledge of issues during the campaign and gave her a clear victory in the general election." Louise Porter was the only woman in the Kansas Senate at the time. Her committee assignments included the Education, Agriculture, Public Health, Reapportionment, and Federal and State Affairs Committees. She also served on the State Vocational and Rehabilitation Board and the Board of Trustees of Youthville at Newton.
**Taken from a tribute prepared by her daughter, Jane.
Her parents were Frederick Ephraim and Agnes Elvin Anderson whose parents were Swedish immigrants. When Louise was an infant, the family moved to a farm in the Lund community near Dresden in the area of Oberlin, Kansas. Louise and her family were active in the Lund Covenant Church where she was confirmed. The church was very important to the family. It was the spiritual as well as social center of their lives.
Louise Porter was actively involved in teacher organizations, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority, Parent Teacher Association, and the school board of Northern Heights High School. She was an officer and teacher in the Miller United Methodist Church. She was also active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, Federated Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Women's Club, Extension Service, the Emporia Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas Republican Women.
Her community involvement led to an interest in politics. Louise Porter was elected to the Kansas State Senate and served for six years from 1964 to 1970. During her term she represented the 12th District which included Chase, Lyon, Marion, and Morris counties. After her election, "The Emporia Gazette" wrote, "Voters recognized Mrs. Porter's intelligence, drive, eloquence and knowledge of issues during the campaign and gave her a clear victory in the general election." Louise Porter was the only woman in the Kansas Senate at the time. Her committee assignments included the Education, Agriculture, Public Health, Reapportionment, and Federal and State Affairs Committees. She also served on the State Vocational and Rehabilitation Board and the Board of Trustees of Youthville at Newton.
**Taken from a tribute prepared by her daughter, Jane.
Her parents were Frederick Ephraim and Agnes Elvin Anderson whose parents were Swedish immigrants. When Louise was an infant, the family moved to a farm in the Lund community near Dresden in the area of Oberlin, Kansas. Louise and her family were active in the Lund Covenant Church where she was confirmed. The church was very important to the family. It was the spiritual as well as social center of their lives.
Kansas State Senator.
Louise Porter was actively involved in teacher organizations, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority, Parent Teacher Association, and the school board of Northern Heights High School. She was an officer and teacher in the Miller United Methodist Church. She was also active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, Federated Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Women's Club, Extension Service, the Emporia Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas Republican Women.
Her community involvement led to an interest in politics. Louise Porter was elected to the Kansas State Senate and served for six years from 1964 to 1970. During her term she represented the 12th District which included Chase, Lyon, Marion, and Morris counties. After her election, "The Emporia Gazette" wrote, "Voters recognized Mrs. Porter's intelligence, drive, eloquence and knowledge of issues during the campaign and gave her a clear victory in the general election." Louise Porter was the only woman in the Kansas Senate at the time. Her committee assignments included the Education, Agriculture, Public Health, Reapportionment, and Federal and State Affairs Committees. She also served on the State Vocational and Rehabilitation Board and the Board of Trustees of Youthville at Newton.
**Taken from a tribute prepared by her daughter, Jane.
Her parents were Frederick Ephraim and Agnes Elvin Anderson whose parents were Swedish immigrants. When Louise was an infant, the family moved to a farm in the Lund community near Dresden in the area of Oberlin, Kansas. Louise and her family were active in the Lund Covenant Church where she was confirmed. The church was very important to the family. It was the spiritual as well as social center of their lives.
Louise Porter was actively involved in teacher organizations, Delta Kappa Gamma teachers sorority, Parent Teacher Association, and the school board of Northern Heights High School. She was an officer and teacher in the Miller United Methodist Church. She was also active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, Federated Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Women's Club, Extension Service, the Emporia Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas Republican Women.
Her community involvement led to an interest in politics. Louise Porter was elected to the Kansas State Senate and served for six years from 1964 to 1970. During her term she represented the 12th District which included Chase, Lyon, Marion, and Morris counties. After her election, "The Emporia Gazette" wrote, "Voters recognized Mrs. Porter's intelligence, drive, eloquence and knowledge of issues during the campaign and gave her a clear victory in the general election." Louise Porter was the only woman in the Kansas Senate at the time. Her committee assignments included the Education, Agriculture, Public Health, Reapportionment, and Federal and State Affairs Committees. She also served on the State Vocational and Rehabilitation Board and the Board of Trustees of Youthville at Newton.
**Taken from a tribute prepared by her daughter, Jane.
Her parents were Frederick Ephraim and Agnes Elvin Anderson whose parents were Swedish immigrants. When Louise was an infant, the family moved to a farm in the Lund community near Dresden in the area of Oberlin, Kansas. Louise and her family were active in the Lund Covenant Church where she was confirmed. The church was very important to the family. It was the spiritual as well as social center of their lives.
