CONCORDIA- Kansas Senator Elaine Bowers (R-Concordia, 36TH Dist.) has been elected as the President of the Executive Board of the Women’s Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

The Women’s Legislative Network is dedicated to promoting the participation, empowerment, and leadership of women legislators in the 50 states and U.S. territories. There are currently 1,875 women serving in state legislatures across the country. Every female legislator is a member of the Network by virtue of her service, and the organization is governed by a bipartisan, regionally-balanced board of 15 directors. Recently, the Network has been tackling issues such as women’s leadership, women in the workforce, workplace culture, STEM education, social media, and civic education.

Senator Bowers was elected on August 2nd at the Women’s Legislative Network annual business meeting during the NCSL Legislative Summit in Los Angeles.

“It is an honor for me to represent Kansas and lead the Women’s Legislative Network,” Bowers said. “I look forward to working with female leaders throughout our country as we aim to promote the participation and empowerment of female legislators.”

The Executive Board of the Women’s Legislative Network is made up of a president, president-elect, vice present, past president, eight regional members, two at-large members, and a representative from the National Order of Black Elected Legislative Women.

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