[1] Resman attended high school and college in New Jersey prior to joining the United States Army in 1976.
During his Army service, he was stationed at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as a military policeman/corrections specialist.
[12] As of 2022, Kansas was one of 12 states that has not passed Medicaid expansion,[13] though it remains a measure that a large majority of Kansans support.
[14] Resman has never supported Medicaid expansion, stating as recently as October, 2022 that he continues to oppose it on the grounds that it would cost "who knows the amount of money".
[15] Kansas is projected to have a $3.1 billion budget surplus through July, 2023,[16] while the state's annual share of the cost to expand Medicaid is estimated at $50 million.