TOPEKA – On Dec. 15, notification was made by Speaker of the House-Elect Ron Ryckman, R-Olathe, that Rep. Troy L. Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, has been selected to serve as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for the Kansas House of Representatives. The House Appropriations Committee is the budget committee for the Kansas House of Representatives.

“I am honored and thanked the speaker-elect for his trust in me to serve as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, especially since this session will definitely be focused on the fiscal concerns for the state of Kansas,” Waymaster said.

Waymaster will begin his third term in the Kansas House of Representatives when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 9. During the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions, Waymaster served on the committees of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Appropriations and served as chairman of the General Government Budget Committee.