Dennis McKinney
| Dennis McKinney | |
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| 38th Treasurer of Kansas | |
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In office January 5, 2009 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor |
Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Lynn Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Ron Estes |
| Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
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In office 2002–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Garner |
| Succeeded by | Paul Davis |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 116th district |
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In office 1992–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Hamm |
| Succeeded by | Pat Maloney |
| Personal details | |
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July 24, 1960 Coldwater, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jean McKinney |
| Education | Wichita State University (BA, MPA) |
Dennis McKinney (born July 24, 1960) is a former Kansas State Treasurer. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives where he represented the 116th House District for ten terms, the last six as the Democratic Party's leader (Minority Leader) in the Kansas House. In January 2017, he was a Democratic candidate for the party's nomination as the 4th District of Kansas nominee in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the Democrats' 4th District nominating convention February 10, 2017, he narrowly lost to James Thompson.
McKinney, the youngest in a fourth-generation family of settlers was born in the Coldwater, Kansas hospital. He was raised on a farm astride the Comanche and Kiowa county line, south of Greensburg, Kansas, which is the county seat of Kiowa County.
He graduated with a B.A. from Wichita State University, where he also earned a master's degree in Public Administration (MPA). He and his wife Jean (a public school paraprofessional), reside on the south side of Greensburg, where they raised daughters Kelly and Lindy.
Despite heavy involvement in politics, McKinney continued his career in farming and ranching through 2017.
From January 1989 through May 1992, prior to serving in the Kansas Legislature, McKinney was a Kiowa County Commissioner.
After being appointed to a vacancy in his district's seat in the Kansas House of Representatives in May 1992, he was subsequently re-elected to the seat for nine more terms. His 116th Kanss House District covers a large portion of rural south central Kansas, including Kiowa county, Barber County, Comanche County, Kingman County, northern Harper County, and southeastern Ford County.
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