Janis Lee
Janis Lee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 36th district | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Arasmith |
| Succeeded by | Allen Schmidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11, 1945 Kensington, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lyn R. Lee |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Kensington, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Occupation | |
Janis K. Lee (born July 11, 1945) was the chief hearing officer for the Kansas Court of Tax Appeals from 2011 until 2013. She was a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate representing the 36th district from 1989 until 2011. She was Assistant Minority (Democratic) Leader of the Kansas Senate from 1997 until her appointment as a hearing officer. She was also the vice-president of the Unified School District 238 Board of Education.
In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to co-chair the governor's Council on Tax Reform[1] alongside former state Sen. Steve Morris.
Committee assignments
[edit]Sen. Lee served on these legislative committees:[2]
- Utilities
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
- Agriculture
- Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
- Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Natural Resources
- Ways and Means
Major donors
[edit]Some of the top contributors to Sen. Lee's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[3]
- Kansas Contractors Association, Senate Democrats Committee, Pioneer Communications, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Bankers Association
Energy and natural resources companies were her largest donor group.
References
[edit]- ^ Topeka newspaper article on Council on Tax Reform
- ^ "Profile from the Kansas Legislature". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ Janis Lee 2008 campaign contributions
External links
[edit]- Kansas Senate Biography
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Sen. Lee on the Kansas Democratic Party website
- Janis K. Lee on Facebook