Career
Previously, he served as a Representative in the House (2001–2005). Ostmeyer serves on these legislative committees:
Agriculture (vice-chair)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
Federal and State Affairs
Local Government
Some of the top contributors to Ostmeyer"s 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:
Koch Industries, Kansas Association of Realtors, Kansas Contractors Association, John G. Lewis, Dana C. Lewis, Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee
Financial, insurance and real estate were his largest donor group, followed by energy and natural resources companies.