Jene Vickrey (born August 8, 1959) is a former
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
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, representing the 6th district. He served from 1993 until his resignation in July 2020 following his decision not to seek reelection in 2020, and is a former House Majority Leader and speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives.
Vickrey has served in the
American Legion Exchange Council,
National Federation of Independent Businesses and Springhill Chamber of Commerce. He was also a charter member of the Louisberg
Rotary Club. The
American Conservative Union
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gave him a lifetime rating of 83%. On July 7, 2020, Vickrey resigned from the Kansas House of Representatives after having served for twenty-eight years.
Committee membership
2019-2021
*Chairman of Insurance
*Rural Revitalization
*Education
2015
During the 2015 Legislative Session, Vickrey served on the following Committees:
* Calendar and Printing (Chair)
* Interstate Cooperation
* Legislative Budget
* Legislative Coordinating Council
2013-2014
During the 2013-2014 Legislative Sessions, Vickrey served on the following committees:
* Calendar and Printing (Chair)
* Interstate Cooperation
* Legislative Budget
* Legislative Coordinating Council
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 Legislative Sessions, Vickrey served on the following committees:
* Calendar and Printing
* Interstate Cooperation (Vice-chair)
* Joint Legislative Coordinating Council
* Legislative Budget
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 Legislative Sessions, Vickrey served on the following committees:
* Transportation (Vice-chair)
* Education
* Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight
* Joint Legislative Coordinating Council
Elections
2012
Vickrey won re-election in 2012, running unopposed in both the August 7 Republican primary and in the general election on November 6, 2012.
2010
Vickrey won re-election to House District 6 in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election was on November 2, 2010.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Vickrey was re-elected to House District 6 with no opposition. He raised $26,849 for his campaign.
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Vickrey's 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
*2. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway $500
*3. Nolan, RC $500
*4. Kansas Medical Society $500
*5. Wal-Mart
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$500
References
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Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Living people
1959 births
21st-century American politicians
People from Louisburg, Kansas