Stephanie Clayton | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 19th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jim Denning |
Personal details | |
Born | July 9,1977 |
Political party | Democratic (since 2018) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (until December 2018) |
Alma mater | Emporia State University (BS) |
Stephanie Clayton (born July 9,1977) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 19th district (Overland Park in Johnson County) since 2013. [1] She was elected as a Republican,but after winning reelection on November 6,2018,with 58.9% of the vote, [2] she announced she was changing her party affiliation on December 19,2018. [3]
On November 15,2019,she announced her candidacy for the 7th district seat in the Kansas Senate. [4] On January 21,2020,she announced that she was ending her campaign for the Kansas Senate and would seek reelection to a fifth term in the Kansas House of Representatives. [5]
On March 10,2020,she was appointed as ranking minority member of the House Education Committee. [6] Clayton assumed the posts of minority whip and ranking minority member of the Commerce,Labor and Economic Development Committee in January 2021. [7] She retained her House seat,running unopposed and winning on November 3,2020,with 12,369 votes. [2]
On November 8,2022,she was reelected to her House seat,with 58.9% of the vote. [2]
2023-2024 Committees [8]
2021-2022 Committees [8]
2019-2020 Committees [9]
2017-2018 Committees [10]
2015-2016 Committees [11]
2013-2014 Committees [12]
Clayton graduated from the Shawnee Mission School District and Emporia State University,earning a Bachelor's degree in History. [13]