2026 BLOK SPONSORS PREMIER Bankers’ Bank of Kansas; Bankers Insurance Solutions; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas; FHLBank Topeka; GOLD Schools of Banking SILVER INTRUST Bank, N.A. BRONZE Professional Bank Consultants, Security 1st Title, UMB Bank Members of the 2026 BLOK Class get to know one another. Lucas Regier (right, Stockgrowers State Bank, Ashland) introduces Chris Godwin (left, Farmers Bank of Kansas City, Overland Park) to the rest of the BLOK Class. The class had a fast-paced, interactive session that showed how complex the process is for a bill to become law at the state level. Bank Commissioner David Herndon and Deputy Bank Commissioner Tim Kemp provided an overview of their department. Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi shared what it’s like to balance personal and private-sector responsibilities with his role as a state lawmaker. Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins welcomed the BLOK Class to the Kansas House of Representatives. A Capitol tour guide provided a history of Kansas’ beautiful statehouse. The 2026 BLOK Class 23
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