• JENKINS, LYNN
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%
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Personal

    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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 90
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2881 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare Program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payments are provided for anesthesia services furnished by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists in such hospitals, and for other purposes. 06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2205 ECORA Act of 2017 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1828 Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1541 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes. 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1284 Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.1155 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/09/2017 H.R.741 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 02/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.662 MEND Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/30/2017 H.R.721 BRACE Act 01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.529 529 and ABLE Account Improvement Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.394 Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.2333 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. 11/14/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 643.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6260 ECORA Act of 2016 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.R.1877 Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016 09/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.5613 CAH Act of 2016 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5237 Workplace Advancement Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 H.R.5799 Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2016 07/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/19/2016 H.R.5721 Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2016 07/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/15/2016 H.R.5667 Rural ACO Provider Equity Act of 2016 07/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.5741 Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 07/12/2016 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
Total: 1318
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/29/2012 H.R.3770 Executive Appointments Reform Act
03/29/2012 H.R.3487 Job Creation Act of 2011
03/16/2012 H.R.452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
03/13/2012 H.R.4196 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets.
03/05/2012 H.R.4137 Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2012
03/01/2012 H.Res.556 Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy. Passed Yea
02/29/2012 H.R.2117 Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act Passed Aye
02/28/2012 H.R.4093 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act
02/28/2012 H.R.4030 Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act
02/28/2012 H.R.1173 Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 Passed Aye
02/24/2012 H.R.4066 Health Information Technology Reform Act
02/16/2012 H.J.Res.103 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
02/16/2012 H.Con.Res.101 Expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.
02/16/2012 H.R.3842 To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.
02/09/2012 H.R.3994 Grant Return for Deficit Reduction Act
02/09/2012 H.R.3825 Work Force Housing Act of 2011
02/09/2012 H.R.3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012 Passed Aye
02/01/2012 H.R.3831 Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2012
02/01/2012 H.R.3461 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
02/01/2012 H.R.1148 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
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