Janis K. Lee (born July 11, 1945) was the chief hearing officer for the Kansas Court of Tax Appeals from 2011 until 2013. She was a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate representing the 36th district from 1989 until 2011. She was Assistant Minority (Democratic) Leader of the Kansas Senate from 1997 until her appointment as a hearing officer. She was also the vice-president of the Unified School District 238 Board of Education. In 2019, she was appointed by Governor

Laura Kelly Laura Jeanne Kelly (born January 24, 1950)"Laura Kelly,"
''Kansapedia,''

to co-chair the governor's Council on Tax Reform alongside former state Sen. Steve Morris.

Committee assignments

Sen. Lee served on these legislative committees: * Utilities * Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations * Agriculture * Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight * Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy * Joint Committee on Kansas Security * Natural Resources * Ways and Means

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Sen. Lee's 2008 campaign, according to the ''National Institute on Money in State Politics'':Janis Lee 2008 campaign contributions
/ref> : Kansas Contractors Association, Senate Democrats Committee, Pioneer Communications, Kansas National Education Association, Kansas Bankers Association Energy and natural resources companies were her largest donor group.

References

External links

Kansas Senate BiographyProject Vote Smart profile
* Campaign contributions
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Sen. Lee on the Kansas Democratic Party website

Janis K. Lee on Facebook
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