Jeff Pittman

Jeffrey Thomas Pittman (born 1971) is an American politician. He is a Democrat representing the 5th district in the Kansas Senate. Prior to that, he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 41st district. Pittman ran for election to the Kansas State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.[1]

Jeff Pittman
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byKevin Braun
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 9, 2017[1]  January 11, 2021
Preceded byTony Barton
Succeeded byPat Proctor
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Thomas Pittman

(1971-03-03) March 3, 1971
Leavenworth, Kansas[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHolly[2]
Children3[2]
ResidenceLeavenworth, Kansas[2]
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Oxford University[1]

Political career

Pittman was elected to represent District 41 in the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016, defeating incumbent Tony Barton. He was re-elected in 2018, again defeating Tony Barton.[1]

Pittman defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Braun in the 2020 election to represent District 5 in the Kansas State Senate.[3]

Electoral record

2016 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 3,433 55.00%
Republican Tony Barton 2,809 45.00%
2018 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 3,037 57.4%
Republican Tony Barton 2,256 42.6%
2020 general election: Kansas State Senate District 5[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 16,753 53.1%
Republican Kevin Braun (incumbent) 14,818 46.9%

References

  1. "Jeff Pittman (Kansas)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. "Jeff Pittman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Democrats appear to fall short in breaking GOP supermajority".


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