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Janis Lee

American politician

Janis Lee

Member of the Kansas Senate from the 36th district
In office January 9, 1989 – January 2011
Preceded by	Neil Arasmith
Succeeded by	Allen Schmidt

Personal details
Born	(1945-07-11) July 11, 1945 (age 78) Kensington, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lyn R. Lee
Children	3
Residence(s)	Kensington, Kansas
Alma mater	Kansas State University
Occupation	Rancher Farmer

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.

Committee assignments

Sen. Lee served on these legislative committees:^[2]

Utilities
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
Agriculture
Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
Joint Committee on Energy and Environmental Policy
Joint Committee on Kansas Security
Natural Resources
Ways and Means

Major donors

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.

References

^ Topeka newspaper article on Council on Tax Reform
^ "Profile from the Kansas Legislature". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
^ Janis Lee 2008 campaign contributions