Members of the Commission consist of:
David Moses (Chair)
David Moses from Wichita, is an attorney in private practice as the owner of Moses Law in Wichita, Kansas. In January, 2020, he retired as General Counsel for Wichita State University. Mr. Moses is admitted to practice law in Kansas, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission in November, 2012 by Governor Sam Brownback and as chair by Governor Laura Kelly in 2021.Born and raised in Wichita, Mr. Moses graduated from Washburn University with a Bachelor of Business Degree in 1976, received his Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1979 and was admitted to the Kansas Bar the same year. After graduation, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Sedgwick County District Attorney. In 1990, Mr. Moses left his position as a Chief Administrative Attorney for the District Attorney to be of counsel with Curfman, Harris, Rose & Weltz, becoming a partner with Curfman, Harris less than a year later. He left Curfman, Harris to become a shareholder with the Wichita law firm of Case, Moses Zimmerman & Martin, P.A. which had offices in Wichita, Kansas City, and Yates Center. He later became managing member of Moses and Pate, LLC where his practice included federal, state and local criminal defense work and civil litigation in the areas of personal injury, education law, business disputes and employment. In 2015, Moses became General Counsel for Wichita State University.
Mr. Moses has been active in local and state activities as a member of the City of Wichita Police & Fire Retirement Board, member of the Washburn University Board of Regents, Chairman of the Kansas Commission for Peace Officer Standards and Training, commissioner on the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission and instructor of Sports Law at Wichita State University. Mr. Moses is a member of the Wichita Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, American Bar Association, and former member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He is married to Terri Moses and they have two married adult sons and four grandchildren, all whom reside in Wichita.
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Larry Turnquist (Secretary)
Larry Turnquist from Salina, Kansas is a former State Representative to the Kansas House and a retired Insurance Agent. Larry still farms in McPherson County and also serves as trustee of a family educational trust.
Mr. Turnquist graduated from Lindsborg High School in 1970 and then attended Hutchinson Community College and received an Associate of Arts degree in 1972. He then finished his education at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. In 1976 Mr. Turnquist was elected to the House of Representatives to represent the 69th district in Salina, Kansas and continued to represent the 69th district until January of 1993. Mr. Turnquist served on the House Insurance Committee as both Chairman and ranking minority member. He also served on the Ways and Means Committee and the Joint Committee on rules and regulations. In 1994, Mr. Turnquist was appointed to serve on the Kansas Department of Labor's employment security board of review and served as Chairman until 2013.
During the time that Mr. Turnquist was serving in the Kansas House, he owned and operated Smoky Valley Insurance in Lindsborg, Kansas and continued to run his business until 2013 at which time he sold the agency.
Mr. Turnquist was appointed to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission in March of 2018 by Governor Jeff Colyer.
Brandon L. Jones from Ottawa, serves as the Franklin County Attorney. He was appointed to the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission in May, 2015, by former Governor Sam Brownback and was re-appointed in April, 2021, by Governor Laura Kelly.
A lifelong Kansan who was born and raised in Osage County, Mr. Jones graduated from Lyndon High School in 1993, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Kansas in May, 1997, and then attended the University of Kansas School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctorate in May, 2000. He passed the Kansas bar exam and was admitted to both the Kansas state and federal bars in September, 2000.
While in law school, Mr. Jones interned at the United States Attorney’s Office in Topeka, Kansas and at the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office in Olathe, Kansas. Since graduating, Mr. Jones has worked as an Assistant County Attorney in the Franklin County Attorney’s Office in Ottawa, Kansas from May, 2000, through July, 2003, and as an Assistant District Attorney in the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office in Lawrence, Kansas from August, 2003 through April, 2007. In April, 2007, he was appointed Osage County Attorney by the Osage County Republican Central Committee to fill an unexpired term and won election for Osage County Attorney in November of 2008. In November, 2012, Mr. Jones was re-elected as Osage County Attorney and was also elected Anderson County Attorney. In November, 2016, Mr. Jones was re-elected as both Osage and Anderson County Attorney. In 2018, Mr. Jones was appointed as Franklin County Attorney by the Franklin County Republican Central Committee to fill an unexpired term and won election for Franklin County Attorney in November of 2020.
Sheryl Spalding is a Republican who served three terms as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Prior to that, she served two terms on the Blue Valley Board of Education, including one year as President.
In addition, she volunteered 5 years as a Court appointed special advocate (CASA) for children in need of care and was appointed four years to the Johnson County Commission on Aging and two years to the Johnson County Library Board.
