Leah Howell is an American politician who is currently serving as a member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
for the 82nd district. A Republican from
Sedgwick County, Kansas, Howell was elected by Republican precinct committee members to serve as a temporary replacement for
Blake Carpenter
Blake Carpenter (born January 14, 1991) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives ...
in the 81st district, who took a leave of absence during the 2022 legislative session due to military obligations related to his role as an officer in the
Kansas Air National Guard.
Howell served the duration of Carpenter's leave of absence, which is expected to last the length of the 2022 legislative session. Carpenter will reassume his legislative duties at the end of his military service. Howell was elected on January 8, 2022, and took office on January 10, 2022, when the legislative session convenes.
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In 2022, Howell ran for election in her own right in the 82nd House district, beating ]Democrat
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Misti Hobbs by a 65% to 35% margin.
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Living people
Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
Women state legislators in Kansas
Spouses of Kansas politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)