| Janis Lee | |
| State Senate: | Kansas |
| State: | Kansas |
| District: | 36th |
| Term Start: | January 9, 1989 |
| Term End: | January 2011 |
| Preceded: | Neil Arasmith |
| Succeeded: | Allen Schmidt |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Kensington, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Kansas State University |
| Spouse: | Lyn R. Lee |
| Children: | 3 |
| Residence: | Kensington, Kansas |
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 to co-chair the governor's Council on Tax Reform[1] alongside former state Sen. Steve Morris.
Sen. Lee served on these legislative committees:[2]
Some of the top contributors to Sen. Lee's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[3]
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.