Lynn Jenkins
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| Vice Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader |
John Boehner Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| Succeeded by | Doug Collins |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Boyda |
| Treasurer of Kansas | |
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In office January 13, 2003 – November 20, 2008 |
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| Governor | Kathleen Sebelius |
| Preceded by | Tim Shallenburger |
| Succeeded by | Dennis McKinney |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 20th district |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Alicia Salisbury |
| Succeeded by | Vicki Schmidt |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 52nd district |
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In office 1998–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Lana Gordon |
| Personal details | |
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June 10, 1963 Holton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Jenkins (1983–2009) |
| Children | 2 |
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Kansas State University, Manhattan Weber State University (BS) |
| Website |
Official website House website |
Lynn Haag Jenkins (born June 10, 1963) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district, in office since 2009. As of the 114th Congress, she is the senior member of Kansas's House delegation and the Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference. She previously served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2003 to 2008, in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2000 and the Kansas Senate from 2000 to 2002. She is a founder of Maggie's List, a political action committee designed to increase the number of conservative women elected to federal public office.
Jenkins was born in Holton, Kansas, and is a sixth-generation Kansan. She was raised on a dairy farm in Holton, where she attended high school. Later she graduated from Kansas State University and Weber State College with an accounting major and an economics minor. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jenkins served for two years in the Kansas House of Representatives and for one term in the Kansas Senate. She was elected state treasurer in 2002, at which time she began serving in a number of organizations, including as president of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST).
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