About Bob Reader

Over the past decade, our region has lost its voice in Topeka. When I arrived in 1999, we boasted the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader. It is time that the people of the 22nd District elect a Senator who will emerge into a position of leadership in order to better represent the interests of Kansas State University, Fort Riley, small businesses and our families.

Fun Facts About Bob

Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite sport: Basketball
Favorite song: "Give Me Your Eyes"
Favorite quote: Micah 6:8
Favorite athlete: Collin Klein

A fifth generation Kansan, Bob is dedicated to making a brighter future for Kansas, not only for his children, but for the next several generations of Kansans and K-Staters!
Mary, wife of 16 years, with six children of the marriage
JD/MBA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS Chemistry/Business, Wichita State University
Small Business Owner since Jan 2010 as President and Founder of Flint Harvest LLC
- Commercializing K-State, Wichita State and corporate inventions
- Creating a private capital fund for investment in technology startups
- Creating high-tech, high-paying jobs through business development
Taught Patent Law at Washburn Law School (2005-08)
Taught Business Strategy, Kansas State University (2001)
KSUIC (K-State Institute for Commercialization) at K-State (2000-09), most recently serving as Vice-President of Startups & Licensing
Certified Licensing Professional, Licensing Executives Society
Kansas Bar Association, IP Section officer
Environmental Professional for Union Pacific, Praxair and U.S. Army (1990-98)
- Master Level, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
- Continuing education classes at MIT and IIT
- Member of Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense Fund
Board of Advisors, US CRDF, affiliated with US State Dept
- Promote scientific collaboration with the Former Soviet Union
- Presented IP Commercialization in Kazakhstan
- Judge business plan competitions for top FSU R&D organizations
Board of Advisors, International Institute for Christian Studies
- Place Christian faculty for key universities around the world
- Visited Ministry of Education in Sudan with IICS leadership team
State of Kansas Youth Peace Ambassador to the USSR (1986), "Mission Accomplished"
Bob is an active volunteer with his local community and church, welcoming international students at K-State, fundraising for our crisis pregnancy center, running a boys baseball bootcamp, and more.