away permanently. McKinney immediately declared his intent to remain and rebuild. With city officials, McKinney helped guide the community in the mobilization of rebuilding efforts and resources. On May 23, still homeless from the storm, McKinney was in the State capitol shepherding a relief bill for Greensburg through the Legislature. It passed unanimously in both houses, transferring an additional $25 million to a pre-existing $10 million state emergency fund, and granting another $5 million in business restart grants for the community. Elected officials from President George W. Bush, Governor Sebelius and U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, soon visited the recovering municipality. Utilizing state of the art, sustainable technology, and marshalling prodigious public, corporate and private funding, Greensburg was rapidly transformed into perhaps the "greenest" city in America. A year into the restoration and recovery, McKinney wrote, "The Kiowa County we had a year ago was a testament of the tenacity of our grandparents. The Kiowa County we are building today will be testimony to future generations of our resilience." References External links Official website: "McKinney for Kansas" "Dennis McKinney announces his run for Congress on Vimeo" History of the Kansas State Treasurer Tornado coverage from the Topeka Capital Journal Out of the Rubble and Towards a Sustainable Future: The "Greening" of Greensburg, Kansas, Urban Planning Department, University of Kansas'', S.S. White, 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Vote Smart Dennis Mckinney 1960 births County commissioners in Kansas Living people Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives People from Kiowa County, Kansas State treasurers of Kansas Wichita State University alumni People from Comanche County, Kansas 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians