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Commissioner Gwen Welshimer
Fifth District
Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners
525 N. Main, #320 |
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-9300 | Fax: (316) 383-8275
Email: gwelshim@sedgwick.gov
Remote Office
Derby Senior Center
611 N. Mulberry
Derby, KS
(316) 788-2630
Gwen Welshimer was first elected to
the Board of County Commissioners
in 2006 and began her first term
as the Fifth District Commissioner
in January 2007.
A first generation Kansan,
her ancestors were first
settlers and law enforcement
officers in the Oswego-Chetopa
area. She moved to Wichita at
the beginning of WWII, graduated
from North High School and
attended Kansas State University
as a business administration
major. Granted her Kansas Real
Estate Broker's license in 1981,
and met qualifications for a
county mass appraiser in 1988
and was granted a Kansas Real
Estate Appraiser's license in
1994 (this has been dropped but
real estate license kept
current). From 1992 -
1998, she provided continuing
education for real estate and
appraiser licensees,
and was a property tax
consultant from 1989 to 2005.
Ms.
Welshimer is a former six-term
(12 years/sessions) Kansas
Legislator, elected in November
1990 and served through the 2002
session. She served on the
House Taxation, Local
Government, Governmental
Organization, Ethics, Insurance,
and Health & Human Resources
committees. She was
ranking minority member on Local
Government for six sessions.
Also, she served as Kansas
member of National Conference of
State Legislature's Economic
Development and Tourism
Committee.
Ms.
Welshimer is active in promoting
open government and lower
property taxes. She has adopted
the issue of women being the
fastest growing jail population,
and is currently organizing a
task force to find causes and
solutions to this problem.
Currently, Ms. Welshimer serves
as the second vice president for
the Sedgwick County Federation
of Democratic Women. She is the
Founder of the Great Plains
Comprehensive Agriculture and
Medical Institute. And, a member
of the First United Methodist
Church, Wichita. Previously she
served as a member of the
Counseling and Mediation Center
Board of Directors, Planeview
Lions Club, and Wichita
Indochinese Center Board of
Directors.
Widow of
Robert E. (Bob) Welshimer. Bob's
parents were original founders
of Wesley Hospital in early
1920's. All members of Wichita
business community and residents
of County Commission District #5
since 1912. She has two sons and
six grandchildren.
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