Jay Emler

American politician

Jay Emler

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 35th district
In office January 8, 2001 – January 16, 2014
Preceded by	Don Steffes
Succeeded by	Clark Shultz

Personal details
Born	(1949-05-25) May 25, 1949 (age 74)^[1] Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lorraine Emler
Children	2
Residence	Lindsborg, Kansas
Alma mater	Naval Postgraduate School University of Denver Bethany College
Profession	attorney

Jay Scott Emler (born May 25, 1949) is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 35th district from 2001 until 2014. He previously worked as a Municipal Judge in Lindsborg. Emler was elected by his colleagues to serve as majority leader of the Senate, following Derek Schmidt's election as Kansas Attorney General.^[2] Emler assumed the position when the Senate convened January 10, 2011.^{[citation needed]} Emler accepted an appointment to the Kansas Corporation Commission and resigned his seat in the Kansas Senate in 2014;^[3] he was succeeded by Clark Shultz.^[4]

He lives in Lindsborg, is married to Lorraine Emler and practices law in McPherson.

Committee assignments

Sen. Emler works on these legislative committees:^[5]

Ways and Means
Joint Committee on Kansas Security (vice-chair)
Commerce
Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Utilities

Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Sen. Emler's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:^[6]

Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Contractors Association, Koch Industries, Pioneer Communications

Energy and natural resources companies were his largest donor group.

References

^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ Carpenter, Tim (December 20, 2010). "Emler secures majority leader job". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
^ "Emler resigns Senate seat". McPherson Sentinel. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ Clarkin, Mary (25 July 2014). "Scramble is on for state Senate post". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 26 July 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Profile from the Kansas Legislature
^ Jay Emler 2008 campaign contributions