Jeff Longbine

Jeff Longbine
Kansas State Senate District 17
Incumbent
In office
October 2010 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$88.50/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	October 2010
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Emporia State University & University of Kansas
Personal
Profession	Car Dealer
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Jeff Longbine is a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate, representing District 17 since 2010. He was first appointed to the position in October 2010.

Longbine manages his family's auto dealership. He attended both Emporia State University and the University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Issues

Campaign themes

Longbine's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Jobs and Economic Growth

• Excerpt:"In the Senate, Jeff has taken these lessons and applied them as he spearheaded efforts to target good-paying jobs in growing sectors like manufacturing and technology."

Great Schools

• Excerpt:"In the Senate, Jeff fought successfully to restore more than $43 million that had been cut from our local schools, and he worked to protect funding for our early childhood programs, colleges and universities."

Military Resources

• Excerpt:"Jeff supported a plan this year to grant in-state tuition to active duty military and veterans, and he helped improve voting access for our soldiers serving overseas."

Government Efficiency

• Excerpt:"This year, he spearheaded a plan to create a Budget Stabilization Fund to help the state save for a rainy day and he worked to reduce our local property taxes by $180 million."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2012
• Financial Institutions and Insurance, Vice-chair
• Commerce
• Utilities
• Federal and State Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Longbine served on these committees:

Kansas Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce
• Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
• Federal and State Affairs
• Financial Institutions and Insurance

Elections

2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

Longbine won election in the 2012 election for Kansas State Senate District 17. Longbine defeated James P. Fawcett in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Susan K. Moran (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Longbine Incumbent	60.8%	12,831
	Democratic	Susan K. Moran	39.2%	8,285
Total Votes				21,116

Kansas State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Longbine Incumbent	59.6%	3,858
James P. Fawcett	40.4%	2,619
Total Votes		6,477

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Longbine and his wife Gwen have two children.

Recent news

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Jeff Longbine News Feed

• Veto session continues - Emporia Gazette
• Legislature back to work - Emporia Gazette
• Attorney General visits Emporia - Emporia Gazette

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Jeff Longbine on Facebook
• Jeff Longbine on Twitter
• Kansas State Senate - Sen. Longbine

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jim Barnett	Kansas State Senate District 17 October 2010–present	Succeeded by NA