Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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U turning for political office by A Shriver family affair oven for Cowley student Jeff Shriver. years. ' challenging, ' according to Jeff. He The job of state representative is serves on the Ways and Means Com- Brian Howell H aving his dad involved in the state government means that freshman Jeff Shriver depends more on the rest of his family. I usually get more attention from my older brothers and sisters, having five in Ark City you can ' t help it. Born in 1963, the 21 -year old Shriver is a native Ark Citian who has lived here living all his life. He is the youngest of six children-three sisters and two brothers. He is a 1981 graduate of the Arkan- sas City High School in a class of over 250 students. At Cowley he is an engineering major enrolled in calculus and chemistry but he is on an art scholarship and takes several art classes. He lives at home in Arkansas City with his parents Jack and Carolyn Shriver who run and operate Shriver Tire and Oil. Jeff is the last of six children to at- tend Cowley County with the first beginning in 1971 . His parents haven ' t always lived in Arkansas City. In 1955, they moved here from Maryville, Mo., when the began running the Arkansas City Goodyear Station until 1971 . That was when his dad began direc- ting his time to politics. He sold the station and prepared for the 1974 elections. In 1974, Jack Shriver was defeated in the elections, only to win a victory in 1976 and accept the title of State Representative for the 79th District. Shriver has been in the State Legislature for eight consecutive STUDYING AWAY-Jeff Shriver takes time between political campaigning to study calculus. Shriver is an engineering major at Cowley who enjoys helping his dad win re-election as a State Represen- tative. (Photo by Mike Ennis) ►ttLJ

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ON THE TERRACE? Actually It ' s on the wall outside the art room in the basement of Galle- Johnson Hall. The Art Appreciation classes combined efforts to recreate this 7 ' by 9 ' version of the 1879 painting. (Photo by Don Shrubshell)

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mittee. It is the most powerful com- mittee in the in the House of Representatives. He also serves on the AIDS committee that ' s appointed by the governor to keep an eye on the court appointed lawyers and to govern their actions ' ' When Shriver first entered the State Legislature he was involved with getting acquainted. He mostly got to know everyone and learn the way to get bills passed said Shriver. The first two years he mostly learned the ropes. ' ' The job of State Representative requires two days out of the every month and three months out of the year; January, February and March, during this time he stays in Topeka to be near the capitol. That time may be work for Representative Shriver but for his son it ' s fun. I like going to Topeka during January and March to the hard debates, he said. Jeff participates in his father ' s re- election campaigns, too. Recently voted in for another term of office, Jeff helped his dand by putting up campaign signs. Some people ask to put them in their yards, but we ask a lot of others. We get permission for the big signs for in the fields, he said. He also helped by wearing Vote for Shriver campaign T-shirts, along with John Oleson, and Marty Frank. I like to get involved, said Shriver. Our whole family takes part in the campaign. It ' s a lot of fun. During October Jeff, and Marty Frank decided to set up a voter registration booth on campus. We decided a week before we talked to Marjorie Williams and had two days of registering. We registered over 50 people, said Shriver. In the recent election, Jack Shriver ran against Robert Pudden for the position of State Representative for the 79th district. It had me worried but he ended up beating him, Shriver said. Jeff doesn ' t see his father moving farther into government. He ' s happy where he is and he doesn ' t want to mover any farther up. Personally I would like him to but I don ' t see it right now. POLITICAL PRESSURES-State Representative preparing for a committee meeting. Shriver and Means committee in the State Legislature. Jack Shriver spends time in his Topeka office serves on the AIDS committee and the Ways