{{short description|American politician (born 1951)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = <!-- Deleted image removed: File:Stan-Frownfelter.png --> | image_size = 150px | name = Stan Frownfelter | state_house = Kansas | state = Kansas | district = 37th | term_start = January 14, 2013 | term_end = January 11, 2021 | preceded = Michael Peterson | succeeded = Aaron Coleman | state_house1 = Kansas | district1 = 31st | term_start1 = January 3, 2007 | term_end1 = January 14, 2013 | preceded1 = Bonnie Sharp | succeeded1 = Louis Ruiz | party = Democratic | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|5|12}} | birth_place = Herington, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | occupation = | alma_mater = Emporia State University }}
'''Stan S. Frownfelter''' (born May 12, 1951) is an American businessman and former Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 37th district in Wyandotte County. He was first elected in 2006 and took office on January 3, 2007. He served as the House Assistant Minority Leader from 2017 to 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2018/b2017_18/members/rep_frownfelter_stan_1/|title=Representative Stan Frownfelter {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|website=www.kslegislature.org|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> Until 2020, he had never faced primary opposition.
Frownfelter has a bachelor's degree from Emporia State University.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=34448 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Stan Frownfelter ''Biography'']</ref> Frownfelter is a member of Sigma Tau Gamma, and joined in 1969 while at Emporia State. In 2019, Frownfelter ran for the Wyandotte County Public Utilities Board and lost. During that campaign, Frownfelter told a debate audience that he would not run for reelection to the Kansas legislature in 2020.<ref>Rupert, Mary. [http://wyandottedaily.com/seven-candidates-run-for-bpu-districts-1-and-3/ Seven candidates run for BPU Districts 1 and 3], ''WyndotteDaily.com'', August 5, 2019.</ref>
Frownfelter lost the August 4, 2020, Democratic primary election to Aaron Coleman.<ref name="Maggie Gebhardt">{{cite web|author=Maggie Gebhardt |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/election-2020/wyandotte-county-election-board-certifies-win-for-19-year-old |title=Wyandotte County election board certifies win for 19-year-old |publisher=kshb.com |date=August 17, 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref>
{{Election box begin no change |title=Kansas House of Representatives 37th district 2020 Democratic primary<ref name="Maggie Gebhardt">{{cite web|author=Maggie Gebhardt |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/election-2020/wyandotte-county-election-board-certifies-win-for-19-year-old |title=Wyandotte County election board certifies win for 19-year-old |publisher=kshb.com |date=August 17, 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |candidate=Aaron Coleman |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes=823 |percentage=49.8% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate=Stan Frownfelter (incumbent) |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes=809 |percentage=49.0% }} {{Election box total no change|votes=1,652|percentage=100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
At the urging of some Democratic state legislators, Frownfelter pursued an unsuccessful write-in campaign for the November General election. Because of the controversy surrounding Aaron Coleman,<ref>[https://fox4kc.com/your-local-election-headquarters/20-year-old-kansas-candidate-elect-who-admitted-to-revenge-porn-says-he-has-learned-from-mistakes Kansas candidate-elect who admitted to revenge porn says he’s learned from mistakes]</ref> two other people, Wyandotte County Republican Central Committee Treasurer Kristina Smith, and Keith "T-Bone" Jordan, a DJ for KQRC-FM 98.9, “The Rock" also tried, unsuccessfully for write-in votes.
{{Election box begin no change |title=Kansas House of Representatives 37th district 2020 general election<ref>{{cite web|author=Kansas Secretary of State |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/elections.html |title=Kansas 2020 General Election Results |publisher=sos.ks.gov |date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |candidate=Aaron Coleman |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes=3,649 |percentage=66.45% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate=Stan Frownfelter (write-in) |party=Democratic Party (United States) |votes=1,222 |percentage=22.25% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate=Kristina Smith (write-in) |party=Republican Party (United States) |votes=620 |percentage=11.29% }} {{Election box total no change|votes=5,491|percentage=100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
As of 2020, Frownfelter's district has 4,928 registered Democrats and 2,155 Republicans, with Libertarians at 99 and 4,036 unaffiliated.<ref>Rupert, Mary. [http://wyandottedaily.com/election-night-totals-shocking-to-rep-frownfelter/ Election night totals shocking to Rep. Frownfelter], ''Wyandotte Daily.com'', August 5, 2020.</ref>
==Committee memberships== '''2019–2020'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/rep_frownfelter_stan_1/ |title=Representative Stan Frownfelter |publisher=Kslegislature.org |date= |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> *Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (ranking minority member) *Insurance *Financial Institutions and Pensions *Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
'''2017–2018''' * Legislative Budget (House) * Calendar and Printing<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== * [http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020/b2019_20/members/rep_frownfelter_stan_1/ Legislative profile]
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