Mike Slattery (September 3, 1981) is a Democratic former 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 ...

, representing the 24th district from 2009 to 2013. He is the son of

Jim Slattery James Charles Slattery (born August 4, 1948) is an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat, was the Democratic nominee for governor in ...

, who served Kansas's 2nd district from 1983 to 1995. He was the youngest elected member of the Kansas Legislature during his tenure, and the only Democrat to defeat an incumbent in the

in 2008. Slattery received a Master of Business Administration from Duke University's

Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business (pronounced ) is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls more than 1,300 students in degree-seeking programs. Duke Executive Education also offers non-degree business education and ...

, as well as a bachelor's degree in Integrated Science and Technology with an emphasis in Energy and Environmental Policy from

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

. He currently works for The Boston Consulting Group in their Washington D.C. office.

Issue positions

During his legislative career, his priorities included supporting public education, alternative energy production, health care reform, and economic development. Slattery served on the House Commerce and Economic Development, Energy and Utilities, and Health and Human Services committees.

Committee membership

* Commerce and Economic Development - Ranking Minority Member * Energy and Utilities * Health and Human Services * Joint Committee on Economic Development

References

External links

Official website

Kansas Legislature - Mike Slattery

Kansas Votes profile

Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Living people 1981 births 21st-century American politicians James Madison University alumni Fuqua School of Business alumni {{Kansas-politician-stub