Background
O'Neal, Michael Ralph was born on January 16, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ralph and Margaret.
O'Neal, Michael Ralph was born on January 16, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ralph and Margaret.
Bachelor in English, University Kansas, 1973. Juris Doctor, University Kansas, 1976.
Intern Legislation Counsel State of Kansas, Topeka, 1975-1976. Associate Hodge, Reynolds, Smith, Peirce & Forker, Hutchinson, 1976—1979. Partner Reynolds, Peirce, Forker, Suter, O'Neal & Myers, 1979—1988.
Administrative partner Gilliland & Hayes, P.A., since 1988. Member District 104 Kansas House of Representatives, Kansas, since 1985, minority whip, 1991-1992, majority whip, 1995-1996, speaker of the house, vice chair calendar and printing committee, chair redistricting advisory group, member interstate cooperation committee, legislation budget committee. Instructor Hutchinson Community College, 1977-1988.
Committee member, chairman judicial committee Kansas House Representatives, since 1997, fiscal oversight committee, 1997-2001, tax, commerce, transportation and judicial budget committee, 2003-2006, vice-chairman house select committee school finance, 2005-2006, vice-chairman house rules committee, since 2005, vice chairman house education budget sub-committee, since 2007. Vice-chairman Kansas Judicial Performance Commission, since 2006.
Vice chairman Republican Central Committee, Reno County, Kansas, 1982-1986. Board directors Reno County Mental Health Association, Hutchinson, 1984-1989, Young Men’s Christian Association, 1984-1986, Crime Stoppers (ex-officio), Hutchinson. Chairman advisory board directors Wesley Towers Retirement Community, 1984-1996.
Member Kansas Travel and Tourism Commission, 1990-1994. Board governors University Kansas Law School, 1991-1994. Member Kansas Sentencing Commission, 1997-2000, Tax Transportation Judicial Budget subcommittee, 2003-2006.
Member American Bar Association, National Conference State Legislatures (criminal justice committee), Kansas Association Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Kansas Bar Association (prospective legislation committee, Outstanding Service award), Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce (ex-officio board directors, Leadership award 1984), American Council Young Political Leaders (delegate Atlantic conference biennial assembly), Kansas Judicial Council, Commission Uniform State Laws.
Married Tammy E. Miller, December 30, 1978 (divorced). Children: Haley Anne, Austin Michael.