Tyson recognized for perfect attendance

Submitted to the Tribune

Rep. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, was recognized for her perfect attendance during the 2011-2012 legislative session. Official records of the Kansas House of Representatives show Tyson attended every required legislative day for the last two years, a news release said.

"Although the Kansas legislative session is only a portion of the year, it requires a tremendous time commitment from the representatives in order to make the concept of a citizen legislature really work," House Speaker Mike O'Neal, R-Hutchinson, said in the release. "Rep. Tyson takes her duty as a legislator very seriously. Her commitment and dedication to her constituents is clearly evident in the time she spends serving them in Topeka."

This spring, Tyson completed her first term in the Kansas House. She has filed to run in the new 12th State Senate District, which includes all of Franklin Anderson, Allen, and Linn counties, and parts of Miami and Bourbon counties.

The House Clerk records, and recently confirmed, the official attendance and voting records of the Kansas House of Representatives, the release said.