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: Experience: House: District 2, 2009-Present; Home State: Kansas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,712,105Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Lynn M. Jenkins

Gender: Female

Family: 2 Children: Hayley, Hayden

Birth Date: 06/10/1963

Birth Place: Holton, KS

Home City: Topeka, KS

Religion: Methodist

Education

BS, Accounting/Economics, Weber State College, 1985

AA, Kansas State University, 1984

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Vice Chair, House Republican Conference, United States House of Representatives

Treasurer, State of Kansas, 2002-2008

Senator, Kansas State Senate, 2000-2002

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1998-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Community Pharmacy Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus

Member, Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus

Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Member, General Aviation Caucus

Member, House Army Caucus

Member, Impact Aid Caucus

Member, Israel Allies Caucus

Member, Military Families Caucus

Member, Military Veterans Caucus

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group

Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus

Member, Republican New Media Caucus

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

Accountant, Baird, Kurtz and Dobson

Accountant, Braunsdorf, Carlson, and Clinkinbeard

Owner, Private Accounting Services

Certified Public Accountant, Public Accounting/Specialty Taxation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)

Member, Advisory Committee, Topeka Youth for Christ Endowment

Member, Advisory Council, Accounting Department, Kansas State University

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Board Member, Auburn-Washburn Public Schools Foundation

Member, College Savings Plan Network

Board Member, Family Service and Guidance Center

Member, Jay Snideler Parent Teacher Organization

Board Member, Kansas Children's Service League

Trustee, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

Member, Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants

Member, Kansas Surety Bonds and Insurance Committee

Member, National Association of State Treasurers

Member, National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators

Member, National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care

Member, Pooled Money Investment Board

Board Member/Treasurer, Prince of Peace Preschool

Member, Republican Women

Member, Susanna Wesley United Methodist Church

Board Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 90

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/16/2015	H.R.529	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.	04/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
03/27/2015	H.R.1202	Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015	03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/26/2015	H.Res.180	Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of outstanding service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world.	03/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/04/2015	H.R.721	Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015	02/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/04/2014	H.R.4067	To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014.	12/04/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-198. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
08/01/2014	H.R.5304	Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2014	08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/25/2014	H.R.4935	Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014	07/25/2014 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 680, H.R. 4935 is laid on the table. (All Actions)
05/30/2014	H.R.4781	Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2014	05/30/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/27/2014	H.R.4333	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.	03/27/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/20/2014	H.Con.Res.79	Recognizing the 155th anniversary of the House of Representatives' rejection of the Lecompton Constitution of the Territory of Kansas.	03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/10/2014	H.R.4118	SIMPLE Fairness Act	03/10/2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. (All Actions)
01/09/2014	H.J.Res.97	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.	01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
12/11/2013	H.Res.437	Electing certain Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.	12/11/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/27/2013	H.Res.356	Recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.	09/27/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/09/2013	H.R.2879	Stop Government Abuse Act	09/09/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
08/02/2013	H.R.2938	Exchange Sunset Act of 2013	08/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/01/2013	H.R.2711	Citizen Empowerment Act	08/01/2013 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 322, H.R. 2711 is laid on the table. (All Actions)
07/25/2013	H.R.2835	Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013	07/25/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/03/2013	H.R.1708	Affordable Footwear Act of 2013	06/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
04/10/2013	H.R.1475	To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of that measure.	04/10/2013 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)

Total: 1318

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
05/22/2017	H.R.953	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.274	Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/17/2017	H.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017	H.R.510	Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2276	Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2200	Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2268	Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act
04/26/2017	H.R.1865	Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
04/21/2017	H.Res.269	Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/12/2017	H.R.2092	Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2017
04/12/2017	H.Res.267	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division.
04/12/2017	H.R.1777	To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

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