Anita Judd-Jenkins

Anita Judd-Jenkins is an American politician. She served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 80th district from 2017 to 2019.

Anita Judd-Jenkins
Member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
from the 80th district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byKasha Kelley
Succeeded byBill Rhiley
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Early life

Judd-Jenkins graduated from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University). She worked in sales and marketing before joining politics. She is married to Ronnie D. Jenkins and they have one son.[1][2]

Political career

Judd-Jenkins was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives for the 80th district in the 2016 state legislative elections. She defeated representative Kasha Kelley in the Republican primary with 52.7% of the vote and she won the general election against Democrat Michelle Schiltz with 68.7% of the vote.[3][4] Judd-Jenkins described herself as a "fiscally conservative, moderate Republican", who won the election with aims of expanding Medicaid and solving the state's financial issues.[5][6] She was appointed to the general government budget committee, the children and seniors committee and the social services budget committee.[7]

In June 2017, she joined a group of seven House Republicans who voted to override Governor Sam Brownback's veto of SB 30, passing into law a repeal of the governor's 2012 tax policy.[8] She was unseated by Bill Rhiley in the 2018 Republican primary, receiving 41.9% of the vote.[9][10]

References
  1. Sommerfeld, Rachel (October 17, 2016). "Anita Judd-Jenkins (R-Kansas House District 80)". KSNW. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  2. "Legislative Directory: 87th Kansas Legislature, 2018 Regular Session" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. "2016 Primary Election" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. "Kansas 80th District State House Results: Anita Judd-Jenkins Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. Lowry, Bryan (July 30, 2016). "Dark-money group, KNEA-funded group attack conservatives". The Wichita Eagle. pp. A4. Retrieved February 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Miller, Justin (June 28, 2017). "Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion". The American Prospect. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. "Representative Anita Judd-Jenkins | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  8. Shorman, Jonathan; Salazar, Daniel (June 7, 2017). "Lawmakers override Brownback veto of tax increases, rolling back 2012 cuts". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. Burgess, Katherine; Shorman, Jonathan (August 8, 2018). "Whitmer, other area incumbents lose House primaries". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  10. "2018 Primary Election" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. August 31, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2023.


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