Background
Frahm, Sheila was born on March 22, 1945 in Colby, Kansas, United States.
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Frahm, Sheila was born on March 22, 1945 in Colby, Kansas, United States.
Fort Hays State University. University of Texas at Austin.
She was appointed to the Kansas state Board of Education in 1985 and was re-elected in 1986. In 1988, she was appointed to the position of vice-president She became the first woman to be given the title of majority leader of the Kansas Senate when she was elected in 1993.
Frahm was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1995 to 1996.
While serving as lieutenant governor, Frahm also served as the state"s Secretary of Administration. She was appointed by Governor Bill Graves to the Senate on June 11, 1996 to replace Bob Dole, who resigned from the Senate to devote all of his time to his Presidential campaign.
During her time in the Senate, Frahm voted with the Republican party 92.9% of the time. The Senate average was 87.5%.
Frahm ran in the special election to succeed him, but she was defeated for the Republican nomination by Sam Brownback.
Frahm is an Honorary Chair of Women for Kansas. Frahm moved back to Colby, Kansas, and became the executive director of the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees.
Member American Association of University Women (Outstanding Branch Member 1985), Thomas County Day Care Association, Shakespeare Federation Women's Clubs, Farm Bureau, Kansas Corn Growers, Kansas Livestock Association, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 1988).
Married Kenneth Frahm. Children: Amy, Pam, Chrissie.