Stephanie Clayton

Stephanie Clayton DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 19

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Stephanie ClaytonDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 19
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Stephanie Clayton (July 9, 1977) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 19th district (Overland Park in Johnson County). She has served since 2013. She was elected as a Republican, but after winning reelection on November 9, 2018, with 58.9% of the vote, she announced she was changing her party affiliation on December 19, 2018.On November 15, 2019, she announced her candidacy for the 7th district seat in the Kansas Senate. On January 21, 2020, she announced that she was ending her campaign for the Kansas Senate and would seek reelection to a fifth term in the Kansas House of Representatives.On March 10, 2020, she was appointed as ranking minority member of the House Education Committee. Clayton assumed the posts of minority whip and ranking minority member of the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee in January 2021. She retained her House seat, running unopposed and winning on November 3, 2020, with 12,369 votes.On November 8, 2022, she was reelected to her House seat, with 58.9% of the vote.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Emporia State University
BS History
1995 - 2000
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Chair
Johnson County Legislative Delegation
Current
Minority Whip
Kansas State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Representative
Kansas State House of Representatives
2013 - Current
Campaign Manager
Shawnee City Council Candidates
2012
Historic Site Manager
Johnson County
2002 - 2011
Other Experience1 - 24 of 24
Executive Board Member
Shawnee Mission South Cheer Booster Club
Current
Leader
Bipartisan Women's Caucus
Current
Member
Budget and Revenue Committee, National Council of State Legislatures
Current
Member
Ambassadors Rotary Club
Current
Member
Women Legislators Lobby
Current
Member
Millennial Action Project
Current
Member
National Council of State Legislators Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Current
State Director
Women in Government
Current
State Director
Women's Legislators Lobby (WiLL)
Current
Vice President
National Council of State Legislators Women’s Legislative Network
Current
Member
Johnson County Commission on Aging
2013 - Current
Member
Board of Directors, Nall Hills Homeowners Association
2010 - 2013
Vice President of Advocacy
Parent Teacher Association, John Diemer Elementary School
2010 - 2012
Chair and Chair Emeritus
Johnson County Young Republicans
2007 - 2009
Member
Rollings Hills Presbyterian Church, Overland Park
Member
National Organization for Young Legislators
Member
Kansas Federation of Republican Women
Former Member
Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
Former Member
Johnson County Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Local Government Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
Former Member
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Social Services Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives
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