Jim Denning
| Jim Denning | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 8th district |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Owens |
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August 13, 1956 Great Bend, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marearl Denning |
| Residence | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Fort Hays State University |
| Profession | Health care industry |
Jim Denning is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 8th District since 2013. He was the sixth of nine siblings whose father was an oil field worker. He graduated with a B.A. in finance from Fort Hayes State University. Previously he served in the Kansas House of Representatives, having defeated incumbent Democrat Dolores Furtado and representing District 19 from 2011 to 2013. He was succeeded by Republican Stephanie Clayton. He was first elected to the state Senate in 2012, with support from Governor Sam Brownback, the health care industry and the Koch brothers, defeating moderate Republican incumbent Tim Owens and was re-elected to the Senate in 2016. On December 5, 2016, Denning was elected as the Senate Majority Leader. His brother Frank was the elected sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas for thirteen years, before retiring in 2017.
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