| Melvin Neufeld | |
| Office: | Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | January 2007 |
| Term End: | January 2009 |
| Predecessor: | Doug Mays |
| Successor: | Michael O'Neal |
| State House2: | Kansas |
| District2: | 115th |
| Term Start2: | January 14, 1991 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 2011 |
| Preceded2: | Ronald Reinert |
| Succeeded2: | Ron Ryckman Sr. |
| Term Start3: | January 14, 1985 |
| Term End3: | January 9, 1989 |
| Preceded3: | Dean Shelor |
| Succeeded3: | Ronald Reinert |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Ingalls, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Garden City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Children: | 1 |
Melvin James Neufeld (October 3, 1940 – August 3, 2020) was a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives.[1] He represented the 115th district. Neufeld first served from 1985 to 1988, and again from 1991 to 2010, when he lost the primary election to Garrett Love.
On August 3, 2020, Neufeld died from Glioblastoma.[2]
In 1994, Neufeld threatened to blackmail a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives if he did not vote "yes" on a pending appropriations bill. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state could not prosecute Neufeld because legislative immunity prevented a court from considering his threats as evidence.[3]
The top five donors to Neufeld's 2008 campaign:[4]