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Representative Errett Power Scrivner

Errett Power Scrivner served as a representative for Kansas (1943-1959).

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Errett Power Scrivner (born March 20, 1898) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas. He represented Kansas’s 2nd Congressional District and served eight terms in Congress. His tenure in the U.S. House began on January 6, 1943, and concluded on January 3, 1959, marking a 16-year career at the federal legislative level.

During his time in office, Scrivner served as a representative for Kansas throughout a period that spanned World War II, the early Cold War, and the postwar era, consistently holding his seat as a Republican. Identified in congressional records by the biographical guide ID S000194, he is recognized as a historical member of Congress whose service formed part of Kansas’s mid-20th-century representation in the U.S. House.