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On Friday, Sen. Jay Emler, R-Lindsborg, filed for re-election to Kansas District 35. Emler, who has represented the 35th District since 2001, was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2011. He also is vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Kansas Security and is chairman of the Committee on Confirmation Oversight.
According to the senator’s website, he and his wife Lorraine have lived in McPherson County for more than 30 years. Emler has served on the Lindsborg Community Hospital Board, volunteered as an emergency medical technician and acted as chairman of the Lindsborg chapter of the McPherson County March of Dimes.
Information provided by the office of Secretary of State Kris Kobach showed no challengers have yet filed to run against Emler. Current deadlines require candidates file with Kobach’s office by June 1, although that date may be postponed if debate over redistricting extends into late May.
On Friday, Sen. Jay Emler, R-Lindsborg, filed for re-election to Kansas District 35. Emler, who has represented the 35th District since 2001, was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2011. He also is vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Kansas Security and is chairman of the Committee on Confirmation Oversight.
According to the senator’s website, he and his wife Lorraine have lived in McPherson County for more than 30 years. Emler has served on the Lindsborg Community Hospital Board, volunteered as an emergency medical technician and acted as chairman of the Lindsborg chapter of the McPherson County March of Dimes.
Information provided by the office of Secretary of State Kris Kobach showed no challengers have yet filed to run against Emler. Current deadlines require candidates file with Kobach’s office by June 1, although that date may be postponed if debate over redistricting extends into late May.
