Mark Gilstrap
Mark Gilstrap is an American politician and a former member of the Kansas Senate, representing the Kansas's [5th Senate district|5th district] from 1997–2009. With the backing of Secretary of State Kris Kobach, Gilstrap ran for that same seat in 2012, but lost in the primary to Steve Fitzgerald. A former Democrat, Gilstrap is a fiscal and social conservative, and is one of the state's most ardently anti-abortion politicians.