Photo gallery: A day with state Rep. Tom Sloan of Lawrence

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rep. Tom Sloan talks to Tom Whitaker, executive director of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association, before a hearing about the hauling of farm implements.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rep. Tom Sloan spends a lot of his down time in Topeka answering constituent emails.

photo by: Richard Gwin

At a House Transportation Committee meeting, Rep. Tom Sloan listens to Tara Mays, initiative liaison for the Kansas Turnpike Authority, discuss a new federal rule that bars states from using titles and punctuation on memorial highway signs.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rep. Tom Sloan listens to testimony during a hearing on commercial driver's license testing.

photo by: Richard Gwin

From left, Rep. Tom Sloan talks with Reps. Diana Dierks, R-Salina, and Will Carpenter, R-El Dorado, about a possible addition to a bill they were working on.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Rep. Tom Sloan schedules upcoming appointments with the help of his assistant, Mary Koles.