Larry Alley

Larry Alley (born September 23, 1948) is an American politician who has served in the Kansas Senate from the 32nd district since 2017. Following the removal on April 9, 2021 of Gene Suellentrop from the office of Majority Leader, Alley, who was the Republican Assistant Leader, succeeded him in an acting capacity.

Early life Alley received a BSIT degree from Kansas State College of Pittsburg. He is the former CEO of Eastside Development, in Winfield, Kansas, and a former project manager for Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas.

Political career In 2014, Alley ran as a Republican for state representative of the 79th district (in south-central Kansas, including most of Sumner and Cowley counties), barely winning in initial vote counts, but ultimately lost to incumbent Democrat Ed Trimmer by 17 votes. In 2017, he ran as for state senator of the 79th district (in far-south-central Kansas, including Barber, Comanche, Harper, and Sumner counties, and parts of Sedgwick, Kingman and Cowley counties) and won.

Alley served as Senate Assistant Majority Leader in 2021. The Republican caucus elected Alley permanent majority leader at the end of the 2021 legislative session. Alley indicated his priority was focused on redistricting.

In 2024, Alley declared intent to run for re-election. He has been chairman of the Senate's committee on federal and state affairs, and a vice chair of its education committee