Beverly Gossage is a Republican state senator representing District 9 in the Kansas Senate, located in Johnson County. Born on May 22, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, she is a free-market conservative and Tea Party grassroots activist who succeeded retiring Senator Julia Lynn after winning election in 2020. She previously served District 8 from 2021 and is running for District 9. Gossage is married to Robert with four children: Bobbie, Adam, Victor, and Clint. Notable positions include Chair of the Public Health and Welfare Committee, Chair of the Child Welfare System Task Force and Robert G. Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight, and memberships on Education, Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Insurance, and Judiciary Committees.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: AA from Fort Scott Community College; BS in Education from Central Missouri State University .
• Professional Background: Former educator, owner of HSA Benefits Consulting, Inc. , Senior Fellow at Independent Women's Voice , Research Fellow at The Show-Me Institute , Director of Lawrence Sylvan Learning Center, President of Greater Kansas City Association of Health Underwriters , and served on the Health Board of Flint Hills Center for Public Policy.
• Political Experience: Appointed alternate delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention and State Delegate for the Kansas Republican Party ; candidate for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance ; Kansas State Senate, District 8 , now District 9; Vice Chairwoman of Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee .