J.R. Claeys

J.R. Claeys
Kansas House of Representatives District 69
Incumbent
In office
January 14, 2013 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$88.50/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Kansas State University (2001)
Master's	George Washington University (2004)
Websites
Office website

Jeremy Ryan Claeys (born February 13, 1978 in Salina, Kansas) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 69 since 2013.

Claeys is the former President and CEO of National Association of Government Contractors, a non-profit organization management industry that helped create awareness of government procurement policies.

On April 20, 2009, he announced his candidacy for the statewide office of secretary of state, challenging Democrat Chris Biggs, who was appointed to the position by Governor Mark Parkinson. Claeys lost the Republican nomination to Kris Kobach on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, receiving a little over twenty-one percent of the vote.

Immediately after receiving his bachelor's degree, Claeys served as director of communications for the Washington D.C.-based National Small Business Association (NSBA) in 2002. Two years later, he was named as the President and CEO of the National Association of Government Contractors, a trade association involved in government contracting.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Claeys served on the following committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
• Federal and State Affairs
• Taxation

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Claeys won election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 69. He defeated Bruce Wyatt in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Gary Swartzendruber (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 69, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J.R. Claeys	53.9%	3,797
	Democratic	Gary Swartzendruber	46.1%	3,242
Total Votes				7,039

Kansas House of Representatives, District 69 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
J.R. Claeys	52.1%	1,121
Bruce H. Wyatt	47.9%	1,029
Total Votes		2,150

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2010

2010 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary
Candidates		Percentage
Kris Kobach (R)		50.7%
Elizabeth Ensley (R)		27.0%
J.R. Claeys (R)		22.3%
Total votes		308,776

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• No-tax pledges factor in legislative impasse - Topeka Capital Journal
• Marketplace Fairness Act, Bill To Tax Online Sales, Moves Toward Senate Vote - Huffington Post
• This can't be the best option - Salina.com
• Would Online Sales Tax Help West Suburban Businesses? - Patch.com

External links

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• Rep. Claeys' website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• J.R. Claeys on Facebook
• J.R. Claeys on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Tom Arpke (R)	Kansas House of Representatives District 69 2013-present	Succeeded by NA