Lynn Jenkins

Lynn Jenkins
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
LeaderJohn Boehner
Paul Ryan
Preceded byCathy McMorris Rodgers
Succeeded byDoug Collins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byNancy Boyda
Succeeded bySteve Watkins
37th Kansas State Treasurer
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 3, 2009
GovernorKathleen Sebelius
Preceded byTim Shallenburger
Succeeded byDennis McKinney
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2003
Preceded byAlicia Salisbury
Succeeded byBill Bunten
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 52nd district
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byVince Cook
Succeeded byLana Gordon
Personal details
Born
Lynn Haag

(1963-06-10) June 10, 1963 (age 60)
Holton, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Scott Jenkins
(m. 1983; div. 2008)
Children2
EducationWeber State University (BS)

Lynn Haag Jenkins (born June 10, 1963) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district, in office from 2009 to 2019. She previously served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2003 to 2009, in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2000 and the Kansas Senate from 2000 to 2002.[1][2] She is a member of the Republican Party.

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.[3] Jenkins announced in January 2017 that she would not be running for re-election in 2018 and she left the House when her term expired on January 3, 2019.[4]

  1. ^ "2008 Unofficial Kansas Election Results". Secretary of State. State of Kansas. August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Klepper, David; Sullinger, Jim; Bormann, Dawn (November 4, 2008). "Jenkins unseats Boyda; Moore, Roberts re-elected". Kansas City Star.
  3. ^ "Maggie's List. Women's Political Action Committee. Who is Maggie's List?". MaggiesList.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Canon, Scott. Kansas Rep. Lynn Jenkins to leave Congress after this term, won’t run for governor, Kansas City Star, January 25, 2017.

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