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Home MenuMayor Pro Tem Marge Vogt
Councilmember Marge Vogt is serving her ninth term on the City Council. She was first elected in April 1997 to represent Ward 4. In January 2024, she was appointed Mayor Pro Tem.
Marge has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas. Marge enjoys a career as a nurse practitioner. She is married to Tom, a retired Army officer. Together, they have two sons and three grandchildren.
Additional Service
- Mid-America Regional Council Board of Directors
- Previously served as Chair 2013–2014
- Bistate Cultural Commission President
- Oversees Union Station as a shared cultural treasure for Kansas and Missouri
- Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Foundation Board
Previous Service
- President of the National Association of Regional Councils
- Represented more than 250 councils across the U.S.
- Kansas Co-Chair of the MARC Total Transportation Committee (2003–2012)
- State Board of Nurse Examiners, helping guide policy for advanced practice nursing
- T-LINK, worked on transportation initiatives in in Johnson County and Olathe
- Ridgeview Village Board, which provides affordable care for seniors