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Pottorff earns "Friend of Open Government"
Award
Rep. Jo Ann Pottorff talks with John Lewis, president of the Sunshine Coalition, after receiving the coalition's "Friend of Open Government" Award Oct. 24 in Wichita.
Oct. 24, 2001
The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government presented its third Friend of Open Government Award to Rep. Jo Ann Pottorff, R-Wichita, during its annual meeting Oct. 24 in Wichita.
Rep. Pottorff was selected to receive the award because of her commitment to passing legislation that opened state advisory committee and task force meetings to the public.
"Government should not be conducted in the dark. Far too often, governmental meetings in our state are held behind closed doors, causing justifiable suspicion that the public's business is being transacted without the public's scrutiny," said Sunshine Coalition President John Lewis. "Rep. Pottorff clearly believes that governmental meetings should be open, and we congratulate her for defending the public access rights of every Kansas citizen."
Rep. Pottorff is chair of three legislative committees - General Government and Human Resources Budget, Arts and Cultural Resources and State Building Construction. She also serves on the Higher Education committee.
Past recipients of the Friend of Open Government award include the late Sen. Janice Hardenburger, R-Haddam and Rep. Carlos Mayans R-Wichita.
Rep. Jo Ann Pottorff talks with John Lewis, president of the Sunshine Coalition, after receiving the coalition's "Friend of Open Government" Award Oct. 24 in Wichita.
Oct. 24, 2001
The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government presented its third Friend of Open Government Award to Rep. Jo Ann Pottorff, R-Wichita, during its annual meeting Oct. 24 in Wichita.
Rep. Pottorff was selected to receive the award because of her commitment to passing legislation that opened state advisory committee and task force meetings to the public.
"Government should not be conducted in the dark. Far too often, governmental meetings in our state are held behind closed doors, causing justifiable suspicion that the public's business is being transacted without the public's scrutiny," said Sunshine Coalition President John Lewis. "Rep. Pottorff clearly believes that governmental meetings should be open, and we congratulate her for defending the public access rights of every Kansas citizen."
Rep. Pottorff is chair of three legislative committees - General Government and Human Resources Budget, Arts and Cultural Resources and State Building Construction. She also serves on the Higher Education committee.
Past recipients of the Friend of Open Government award include the late Sen. Janice Hardenburger, R-Haddam and Rep. Carlos Mayans R-Wichita.
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