{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Ed Trimmer |image = |caption = |state_house = Kansas |district = 79th |term_start = January 14, 2013 |term_end = January 14, 2019 |preceded = Kasha Kelley |succeeded = Cheryl Helmer |state_house1= Kansas |district1 = 78th |term_start1 = August 9, 2005 |term_end1 = January 14, 2013 |preceded1 = Judy Showalter |succeeded1 = Ron Ryckman Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|1|12}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = Emporia State University |spouse = Krystal |children = 2 }}
'''Ed Trimmer''' (born January 12, 1952) was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 79th district and had been the minority whip. He served from August 19, 2005 until January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/59455/ed-trimmer#.UftOaGRxtHs|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}</ref>
Trimmer was defeated for reelection by Republican Cheryl Helmer, who received 3,683 votes, 50.8% of the total ballots cast, to Trimmer's 3,570 votes 49.2% of the total.
In 2019, Trimmer was elected to the Winfield Board of Education, receiving the highest total of the four seated candidates who were running for four-year terms.<ref>[http://www.ctnewsonline.com/news/article_80ffe068-0059-11ea-a094-4f7150834018.html Trimmer, Rozell join Winfield Board of Education], The Cowley Courier Traveler, Judith Zaccaria, November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.</ref>
Trimmer taught in Winfield Public Schools from 1974–2006.
He has served on a number of organizations including Mosaic Patient Review Committee, ABCDE, National Forensic League, Vision 20/20 People Sub-committee, and the Kansas Speech Communication Association.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=59455 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Ed Trimmer ''Biography'']</ref>
==Committee membership== * Education * Health and Human Services * Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight (Ranking Member) * Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
==Major Donors== The top 5 donors to Trimmer's 2008 campaign were all professional organizations:<ref>[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108194 Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions]</ref> *1. Kansas Medical Society $1,000 *2. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000 *3. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000 *4. Kansas Assoc of Realtors $900 *5. Kansas Optometric Assoc $750
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090925033147/http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-house/searchHouse.do?rep=4434 Kansas Legislature - Ed Trimmer] * [http://votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=59455 Project Vote Smart profile] * [http://kansasvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=15568 Kansas Votes profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309131152/http://kansasvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=15568 |date=2012-03-09 }} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090504081027/http://www.statesurge.com/members/1636-ed-trimmer-kansas State Surge - Legislative and voting track record]}} * Campaign contributions: [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=91151 2006], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108194 2008]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trimmer, Ed}} Category:Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Category:Living people Category:1952 births Category:Emporia State University alumni Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature