Spouse(s) Marearl Denning Profession Businessman | Name Jim Denning Political party Republican Party | |
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Born August 13, 1956 (age 67)
Great Bend, Kansas ( 1956-08-13 ) Alma mater Fort Hays State University Education Fort Hays State University | ||
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Jim Denning is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 8th District since 2013. He was the sixth of nine siblings whose father was an oil field worker. He graduated with a B.A. in finance from Fort Hayes State University. Previously he served in the Kansas House of Representatives, having defeated incumbent Democrat Dolores Furtado and representing District 19 from 2011 to 2013. He was succeeded by Republican Stephanie Clayton. He was first elected to the state Senate in 2012, with support from Governor Sam Brownback, the health care industry and the Koch brothers, defeating moderate Republican incumbent Tim Owens and was re-elected to the Senate in 2016. On December 5, 2016, Denning was elected as the Senate Majority Leader. His brother Frank was the elected sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas for thirteen years, before retiring in 2017.