Julie Menghini

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Julie Menghini
Kansas House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Current term ends 2011
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Legislator
Website	Julie Menghini

Julie Menghini is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district. Serving since 2005, she is currently in her third term.

In addition, Menghini serves as a board member of Elm Acres Youth and Family Services, and a member of the PTO, Business Education Alliance committee for the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and USD 250. She also serves on the board of directors for the Alliance for Technology Commercialization.^[1]

She has been married to her husband Henry for 21 years. They have three children - Aria, Connor, and Dante.

Issue positions

Menghini has refused to take Project Vote Smart's Political Courage Test. The test, which is administered to all candidates for presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices, asks one central question - "Are you willing to tell citizens your positions on the issues you will most likely face on their behalf?"^[2]

Committee membership

• Taxation (Ranking Member)
• Transportation
• Elections
• Joint Committee on Kansas Security

Sponsored legislation

Has not sponsored any major legislation.^[3]

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Menghini's 2008 campaign mainly came from professional organizations:^[4]

• 1. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
• 2. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000
• 3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
• 4. Life Sciences Fund of the Greater KC Chamber of Commerce $1,000
• 5. Kansas Assoc of Realtors $900

Contact information

Capitol Office Room: DSOB Phone: 785-296-7687 Email: julie.menghini@house.ks.gov

External links

• Official Campaign Website
• Kansas Legislature - Julie Menghini
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Campaign contributions: 2004, 2006, 2008

References

v • d • e Current members of the Kansas House of Representatives House Majority Leader: Raymond Merrick (R) • House Minority Leader: Paul Davis (D)     Doug Gatewood (D) Robert Grant (D) Julie Menghini (D) Shirley Palmer (D) Bill Feuerborn (D) Jene Vickrey (R) Richard Proehl (R) Jerry Williams (D) Bill Otto (R) Tony Brown (D) Virgil Peck, Jr. (R) Jeff King (R) Forrest Knox (R) Lance Kinzer (R) Arlen Siegfreid (R) Gene Rardin (D) Jill Quigley (R) Cindy Neighbor (D) Dolores Furtado (D) Kevin Yoder (R) Kay Wolf (R) Lisa Benlon (D) Milack Talia (D) Mike Slattery (D) Terrie Huntington (R) Robert Olson (R) Raymond Merrick (R) Pat Colloton (R) Sheryl Spalding (R) Ron Worley (R) Stan Frownfelter (D) Louis Ruiz (D) Tom Burroughs (D) Valdenia Winn (D) Broderick Henderson (D) Margaret Long (D) Michael Peterson (D) Anthony Brown (R) Owen Donohoe (R) Don Navinsky (D) Marti Crow (D) Connie O'Brien (R) Mike Kiegerl (R) Barbara Ballard (D) Thomas Sloan (R) Paul Davis (D) Lee Tafanelli (R) Marvin Kleeb (R) Scott Schwab (R) Rocky Fund (R) Mike Burgess (R) Lana Gordon (R) Ann Mah (D) Joe Patton (R) Annie Kuether (D) Annie Tietze (D) Sean Gatewood (D) Harold Lane (D) William Prescott (R) Don Hill (R) Richard Carlson (R) Steve Lukert (D) Jerry Henry (D) Vern Swanson (R) Barbara Craft (R) Sydney Carlin (D) Tom Hawk (D) Tom Moxley (R) Deena Horst (R) J. Robert Brookens (R) Charles Roth (R) Marc Rhoades (R) Clark Shultz (R) Don Schroeder (R) John Grange (R) Peggy Mast (R) J. David Crum (R) Ed Trimmer (D) Kasha Kelley (R) Vincent Wetta (D) Peter DeGraaf (R) Don Myers (R) Jo Ann Pottorff (R) Gail Finney (D) Steven Brunk (R) Judith Loganbill (D) Raj Goyle (D) Jim Ward (D) Melody McCray-Miller (D) Steve Huebert (R) Brenda Landwehr (R) Nile Dillmore (D) Dan Kerschen (R) Joe McLeland (R) Tom Sawyer (D) Phil Hermanson (R) Dale Swenson (D) Geraldine Flaharty (D) Aaron Jack (R) Mario Goico (R) Joe Seiwert (R) Janice Pauls (D) Delia Garcia (D) Michael O'Neal (R) Jason Watkins (R) Sharon Schwartz (R) Elaine Bowers (R) Joshua Svaty (D) Clay Aurand (R) Dan Johnson (R) Eber Phelps (D) William Wolf (R) Bob Bethell (R) Mitch Holmes (R) Melvin Neufeld (R) Patrick Maloney (D) Larry Powell (R) Don Hineman (R) Pat George (R) John Faber (R) James Morrison (R) Gary Hayzlett (R) Jeff Whitham (R) William Light (R) Carl Holmes (R) Republican (77) • Democratic (48) • Kansas House of Representatives • Kansas Senate

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