Sedgwick County Republican Party Leadership Team
John Whitmer
Chair
John is a veteran conservative grassroots activist who has served in elected, political and professional leadership roles. He served four years in the KS House of Representatives and six years as the Chairman of the KS Commission on Peace Officer’s Standards and Training. He has worked on multiple campaigns including serving as a Regional Field Director for the Masterson for Governor campaign, 4th District Field Director for the Kobach for Governor and Moran for Senate campaigns as well as a campaign manager and consultant for numerous KS Senate and House campaigns. John has served on a number of boards and committees. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the KS GOP Men’s Leadership Series and has been a Republican Precinct Committeeman for over 10 years.
John is an on-air personality for Audacy Wichita where he co-hosts Woodward & Whit weekday mornings on KNSS from 6am-9am and The John Whitmer Show on Sunday evenings. He and his wife also own a small business in Wichita, but his favorite title is grandpa.
Sandy Pickert
Secretary
Sandy is grandma, mom, and retired nurse. She served in the Kansas State House of Representatives District 88 as Vice Chair of the General Government Budget and member of the Special Committee on Health and Social Services, Child Welfare and Foster Care, Water, and Welfare Reform. Sandy is an avid Dallas Cowboys fan and anyone playing the Denver Mustangs or Olathe Indians. Sandy enjoys rodeos and most of all bluegrass music.
Kim Gish
Vice Chair
Kim is a dedicated Christian conservative activist with extensive experience in Republican politics and pro-life advocacy. Formerly the Secretary of the Sedgwick County Republican Party, she has spent the past 15 years actively supporting pro-life, conservative Republican candidates through volunteer work, fundraising, door knocking, and phone banking. Kim also organizes voter registration efforts and lead the Sedgwick County Teenage Republicans for seven years. She served as District Director for the "Value Them Both" campaign and currently sits on both the Kansans for Life PAC Committee. A Republican Precinct Committeewoman.
Kim enjoys spending time water skiing with her husband and three daughters at the lake, fishing, and cheering on the NY Yankees and the K State Wildcats.
Bryan Frye
A lifelong career in private business, local government, and community service, Bryan Frye is uniquely suited to serve as treasurer for the Sedgwick County Republican Party. Bryan worked in television for 25 years before getting elected to serve two terms (2015-2019 & 2019-2023) on the Wichita City Council representing District 5 in northwest Wichita. While in office, he also worked at the Kansas Chamber of Commerce as Senior
Director of Investor Relations for seven years. Currently, Bryan is an account
representative at Premier Food Service.
In his spare time, Bryan volunteers with several local organizations including the Wichita Wagonmasters, Salvation Army, WSU Tech Foundation, Wichita Parks Foundation, Passageways and the Mid America All Indian Museum. He also serves on the Wichita Sedgwick County Metropolitan Planning Commission and is the immediate past chair.
Treasurer
