Sen. Sheila Frahm, R-Kansas, served in the U.S. Senate in 1996

United States Senator Sheila Frahm (born Sheila Sloan on March 22, 1945) served in the U.S. Senate from Kansas for a brief period in 1996. She is a Republican. Sen. ... Sen. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas. She was a member of the Kansas State board of education from 1985 to 1988, a member of the Kansas State Senate from 1989 to 1995, the majority leader of the Kansas Senate in 1993 and the lieutenant governor of Kansas from 1995 to 1996. She was appointed by Gov. 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. Frahm attempted to run in the special election to succeed him, but she was defeated for the Republican nomination by conservative Sam Brownback. Brownback won the November 1996 election, and immediately took office. Advertised as The Oasis on the Plains, Colby is the county seat6 and largest city in Thomas County, Kansas, with a total population of 5,450 as of the 2000 census. ... This article is about the year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... William Graves, commonly known as Bill Graves, was governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... {{Infobox Senator/{{{dead}}}|date of death={{{date of death}}}|place of death={{{place of death}}}}} Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas. ... Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is a Senator from Kansas. ...

Frahm moved back to Colby, Kansas, and became the executive director of the Kansas Association of State Colleges.