2016 Congressional Forum - October

Speaker: Congressman Kevin Yoder
 

Congressman Yoder represents the Third Congressional District of Kansas, which includes Johnson County, Wyandotte County and the northeast corner of Miami County. On January 5, 2011, Kevin was sworn in to serve his first term as a Member of the 112th Congress, where he was selected as one of only three freshmen members to serve on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Thanks to his work on the committee, the federal government is appropriating less money today than it was when Kevin walked into Congress.

During his time in Congress, Kevin has focused on being a leading conservative voice in support of increased federal investment in biomedical research and was a long-time supporter of the University of Kansas Cancer Center receiving its National Cancer Institute designation in 2012. He was recently featured as a thought leader in the Science Coalition’s Science 2034 series, and has publicly advocated for increased funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 2015, Kevin helped secure the largest federal increase in research funding at NIH since 2003 through his work on the Appropriations Committee.

Kevin is a proud graduate of the University of Kansas where he received degrees in political science, English, and law. He lives in Overland Park with his wife Brooke and their two daughters, Caroline Lucille and Eloise Jane.