Molly Baumgardner

Molly Baumgardner
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 37th district
In office
April 30, 2014  January 13, 2025
Preceded byPat Apple
Succeeded byDoug Shane
Personal details
Born (1959-03-04) March 4, 1959
Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDr. Brian Baumgardner
Children4
ResidenceLouisburg, Kansas
Alma materUniversity of Saint Mary
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Johnson County Community College
OccupationCommunications Coordinator, JCCC

Martha J. Baumgardner (born March 4, 1959) is a Republican former member of the Kansas Senate, who represented District 37 from April 2014 until January of 2025. She lives in Louisburg, Kansas.

She currently serves as Communications Coordinator, and 10 years prior was a professor and Student News Center advisor at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. Baumgardner taught and coached at Louisburg High School for seven years. Her prior corporate and healthcare experience includes Kustom Electronics, Control Data, United Telecom, The Pillsbury Corporation, Humana Medical Center and KU Medical Center.

She served 18 years as a countywide elected member of the Johnson County Community College board of trustees.