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Kevin Wayne Yoder (born January 8, 1976) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , since 2011. A Republican, Yoder was the Kansas State Representative for the 20th district from 2003 to 2011. Yoder and his wife, Brooke, live in Overland Park with their daughter Caroline. ==Early life, education, and law career== Yoder was born and grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Yoder, Kansas, a small farming town outside of Hutchinson. He is the son of Susan Elizabeth Peck (née Alexander) and Wayne E. Yoder. His ancestry includes Northern Irish, German, and English.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kevin Yoder ancestry )〕 Yoder graduated from Hutchinson High School and, in 1999, from the University of Kansas with a dual major in English and Political Science. He served as KU Student Body president, president of the Kansas Union Memorial Corporation Board of Directors, and as a board member of the KU Athletics Corporation. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, served as president, and received the 2012 Order of Achievement award from Lambda Chi Alpha – a recognition also received by former President Harry Truman. While at KU, Yoder interned with the Kansas State Legislature. In 2002, he received a law degree from the University of Kansas Law School where he served for two years as Student Bar Association President.〔(About Kevin ), Kevin for Congress website〕 Yoder has served on the KU Law School Board of Governors. He was a 2007 graduate of Leadership Kansas. Yoder worked as a law clerk for Payne and Jones from 2000 to 2001, then as a special assistant in the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Counternarcotics in Washington, D.C., in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Representative Kevin W. Yoder (KS) )〕 He joined Speer and Holliday LLP, a small law firm in Olathe, as an associate and became a partner in 2005. Yoder is a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders and the Kansas Bar Association, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Johnson County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Congressional Cement Caucus. Yoder and his wife, Brooke Robinson Yoder, live in Overland Park.〔 They are members of the Church of the Resurrection. They have one daughter. ;2009 traffic stop In February 2009, Yoder was pulled over for speeding on the K-10 expressway. After passing a field sobriety test, Yoder declined the officer's request to take a roadside Breathalyzer test. The officer cited Yoder for speeding and for refusing to take the breathalyzer test, and then let Yoder drive himself home. In a plea agreement, the speeding charge was dropped. Yoder pleaded guilty to refusing law enforcement's request for a breath test and paid a $165 fine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Yoder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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