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Lynn Jenkins has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district of the State of Kansas, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Taxes and Spending 1.2 Immigration 1.3 Agriculture 1.4 Education 1.5 Energy 1.6 Second Amendment 1.7 Veterans 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Taxes and Spending

Jenkins supports lowering taxes and making the Bush 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent. She also supports abolishing the death tax and Alternate Minimum Tax. Jenkins says she will work for a renewed commitment to fiscal responsibility and reductions in spending via earmarks. ^[1]

Immigration

Jenkins supports strengthening the border through increasing the number of border agents, building more fences, and using technology to keep an eye on the borders. She supports giving all employers access to tools that will immediately verify a potential employees immigration status. ^[1]

Agriculture

Jenkins will improve family farming by increasing access to markets and labor and ending the death tax so farms can be inherited by farmer's children. ^[1]

Education

Jenkins does not support No Child Left Behind, and believes that education decisions are best made at the state and local level. ^[1]

Energy

Jenkins approves of exploration in ANWR and pursuing offshore drilling. She supports using alternative and renewable energy to increase domestic production and create jobs. ^[1]

Second Amendment

Jenkins supports the 2nd Amendment and will oppose legislation that steps on the right to keep and bear arms. ^[1]

Veterans

Jenkins supports reforming the VA to ensure that all veterans have access to quality care. ^[1]

Bio

Jenkins was born on June 10, 1963, in Holton, Kansas. She is a graduate of Kansas State University and Weber State College, and she is a Certified Public Accountant. She was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1998. She was a member of the House from 1999 to 2000 and then served in the Kansas Senate from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, she was elected as the 37th State Treasurer of Kansas, defeating Democrat Sally Finney by winning 56%-43%. In 2006, Jenkins was re-elected to a second term. She defeated Democrat Larry Wilson 64%-35%.^[2] She has two children. Her husband, Scott Jenkins, filed for divorce on November 7, 2008.^[3]

2008 elections

Jenkins was the Republican nominee looking to challenge Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.) in the 2008 congressional elections.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} She won in primary elections which took place on August 5, 2008. ^[9]. Jenkins defeated Boyda in the 2008 General election with 51 percent of the vote to Boyda's 46 percent.KS Secretary of State results

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
QC Holdings	$ 41,300
Sugar Creek Packing	$ 25,000
Russell Stover Candies	$ 20,000
Waddell & Reed	$ 16,550
Northwestern Mutual	$ 15,250
Koch Industries	$ 13,000
Polsinelli Shughart	$ 12,950
Ferrellgas	$ 12,400
Watco Companies	$ 10,200
American Bankers Assn	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Lynn Jenkins from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Lynn Jenkins from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Lynn Jenkins from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Lynn Jenkins from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Jenkins will be assigned committees if and when she is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1122 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-6601 Fax: 202-225-7986 Webform email
District offices
3550 SW 5th Street, Topeka, KS 66601 Ph: 785-234-5966 Fax: (none entered) 701 N. Broadway Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762 Ph: 620-231-5966 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.lynnjenkins.com/home.asp Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. Lynn Jenkins for Congress, 4011 SW 21st St, Topeka, KS 66604 Ph: 785-228-1402 Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Kansas and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Lynn Jenkins For Congress| Issues
2. ↑ Lynn Jenkins for US Congress
3. ↑ Barbara Hollingsworth, "Lynn Jenkins' husband files for divorce," Topeka Capital-Journal, November 10, 2008.
4. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Kansas's 2nd Congressional District
5. ↑ Official Lynn Jenkins campaign website
6. ↑ Jenkins's FEC filings
7. ↑ "Kansas GOP News; Biden-Obama Gaffe; the Newsom Affair," Politics1 Blog, February 2, 2007.
8. ↑ John Milburn, "Treasurer files to run for seat in 2nd District," Lawrence Journal-World, April 4, 2007.
9. ↑ '’Kansas 2008 General Election,"The Green Papers", August 6, 2008

Wikipedia also has an article on Lynn Jenkins. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Kansas's 2nd Congressional District
• Official Lynn Jenkins campaign website
• Jenkins's FEC filings
• Facebook Group: Send Lynn to Washington
• Lynn Jenkins on Blip TV

External articles

• "Kansas GOP News; Biden-Obama Gaffe; the Newsom Affair," Politics1 Blog, February 2, 2007.
• Aaron Blake, "Obama’s bipartisan ad doesn’t do much for GOP," The Hill, July 24, 2007.

Semantic data (Edit data)

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