Lee E. Tafanelli (born March 3, 1961) is an American
National Guardsman who, serving as the
Adjutant General of Kansas
The Adjutant General of Kansas is the highest-ranking military official in the State of Kansas and is subordinate to the Governor of Kansas. The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor's Cabinet and advises the Governor on military and emerge ...
from 2011 to 2020. He is a former
Republican member of the
Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 47th district.
Career
Politics
Tafanelli was a
Republican member of the
Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 47th district. He first served from 2001 to 2004. Following a yearlong deployment in 2005 in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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, he served from 2006 until his resignation January 10, 2011, when he was appointed Adjutant General of Kansas by
Governor Sam Brownback.
Committee membership
* Transportation and Public Safety Budget (Chair)
* Appropriations
* Vision 2020
* Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
* Joint Committee on Kansas Security
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Tafanelli's 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money – 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Tafanelli, Lee $1,750
*2. Koch Industries $1,000
*3. Kansas Medical Society $1000
*4. Kansas Contractors Association $1000
*5. Wal-Mart $900
Military
On January 28, 2011, Tafanelli was sworn in as the Adjutant General of Kansas, the military commander of the Kansas National Guard, and was promoted to major general. Previously he served as assistant adjutant general-Army, Kansas Army National Guard.
Tafanelli joined the Kansas Army National Guard in 1980 and receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers through Army ROTC at Pittsburg State University in 1982.
While serving as commander of the 891st Engineer Battalion, he led the battalion on its deployment to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. Later, he commanded the 69th Troop Command and was director of operations for the Kansas National Guard.
Tafanelli has served at the Department of the Army
The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is org ...
level, as military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) in support of Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used synonymously by the U.S. government for both the War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 at ...
.
References
External links
Kansas Legislature - Lee Tafanelli
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
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* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
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1961 births
Living people
State cabinet secretaries of Kansas
Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
United States Army generals
National Guard (United States) generals
21st-century American politicians