Stephanie Clayton Explained

Stephanie Clayton
State House:Kansas
District:19th
Term Start:January 14, 2013
Preceded:Jim Denning
Succeeded:Incumbent
Party:Democratic (since 2018)
Otherparty:Republican (until December 2018)
Birth Date:9 July 1977
Alma Mater:Emporia State University (BS)

Stephanie Clayton (July 9, 1977) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 19th district (Overland Park in Johnson County) since 2013.[1] 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.[2]

On November 15, 2019, she announced her candidacy for the 7th district seat in the Kansas Senate.[3] 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.[4]

On March 10, 2020, she was appointed as ranking minority member of the House Education Committee.[5] Clayton assumed the posts of minority whip and ranking minority member of the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee in January 2021.[6] 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.[7]

Kansas House of Representatives

2023-2024 Committees[8]

2021-2022 Committees[8]

2019-2020 Committees[9]

2017-2018 Committees[10]

2015-2016 Committees[11]

2013-2014 Committees[12]

Memberships

Education

Clayton graduated from the Shawnee Mission School District and Emporia State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in History.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Barbara Bollier, Stephanie Clayton easily fend off challenges from conservatives in NEJC House primaries . Prairie Village Post . Senter, Jay . August 6, 2014 . February 14, 2014.
  2. https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article223283450.html More Kansas lawmakers switch parties: Sykes, Clayton leave GOP, become Democrats
  3. https://shawneemissionpost.com/2019/11/15/rep-stephanie-clayton-announces-shell-seek-district-7-seat-in-kansas-senate-84415 Rep. Stephanie Clayton announces she'll seek District 7 seat in Kansas Senate
  4. https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/01/21/stephanie-clayton-ends-bid-for-state-senate-will-run-for-re-election-to-house-seat-86056/ Stephanie Clayton ends bid for state Senate, will run for reelection to House seat
  5. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/chamber/documents/daily_journal_house_20200310112429.pdf, Kansas House of Representatives Journal March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/chamber/documents/daily_journal_house_20210111172156.pdf, Kansas House of Representatives Journal January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. https://ballotpedia.org/Stephanie_Clayton Stephanie Clayton
  8. Web site: Representative Stephanie Clayton . Kslegislature.org . 2021-01-16.
  9. Web site: Representative Stephanie Clayton . Kslegislature.org . 2021-01-16.
  10. Web site: Representative Stephanie Clayton . Kslegislature.org . 2021-01-16.
  11. Web site: Representative Stephanie Clayton . Kslegislature.org . 2021-01-16.
  12. Web site: Representative Stephanie Clayton . Kslegislature.org . 2021-01-16.
  13. Web site: May 2023 . "Meet Stephanie" . 2024-02-27 . Stephanie Clayton for Kansas House.
  14. Web site: May 2023 . "Meet Stephanie" . 2024-02-27 . Stephanie Clayton for Kansas House.