Jim McNiece

Jim McNiece

Republican Party

Prior offices

Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Successor: Debby Potter

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Fort Hays State University

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Jim McNiece (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 14, 2025.

McNiece (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Kansas State Board of Education to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Jim McNiece's career in education includes time spent as a teacher and an administrator in public and private schools. McNiece has also served as president of the National Association of State Boards of Education.

Education

• Master's in secondary school administration - Fort Hays State University
• S.Ed. in curriculum and instruction - Fort Hays State University

Political career

Kansas State Board of Education (2013-2025)

McNiece was first elected to the board in November 2012 and took office in January 2013. He was re-elected in 2016. McNiece has served as the board's chairman, legislative coordinator, and representative to the Coalition of Innovative School Districts Board. He left office on January 14, 2025.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas state executive official elections, 2024

Jim McNiece did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece (R)	100.0	108,801

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece	100.0	37,261

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2016

On November 8, 2016, Jim McNiece won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim McNiece Incumbent	100%	90,749
Total Votes				90,749
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2012

On November 6, 2012, Jim McNiece won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim McNiece	100%	82,620
Total Votes				82,620
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign website

McNiece’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Making Kansas a world leader in … THE SUCCESS OF EVERY STUDENT As a member of the State Board of Education, Jim knows that we have the top educators in the country and that we have great leadership in our school system. We must work together with the business community to ensure that the needs and vision of our educators, employers and parents are met by our educational structure. Ensuring that Kansas education is flexible in order to meet the needs of today’s students and … THE FUTURE NEEDS OF OUR WORKFORCE The State Board of Education has adopted higher academic standards to better prepare our students for success after high school. We need equal focus on helping our students attain non-academic skills in order to be successful in the workforce. More students must complete some post-secondary education in order to meet our workforce needs. By 2020, it is estimated that 71% of all jobs in Kansas will require some post-secondary education. We need more students to fill the gap that we’re currently seeing across the State. Non-academic skills, such as critical thinking, perseverance, and social-emotional ability affect the ability of students to be successful in post-education and in the workforce. We must put more emphasis on this in K-12 education. Rethinking how our schools operate to determine whether we are meeting … THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS We need to ensure that Kansas children have access to quality preschools and all-day kindergarten. Additionally, we need to change school culture to ensure that a technical education is valued equally to the pursuit of a 4-year college degree. School counselors and social workers need to be able to focus on helping individual students explore their career paths and help them develop individual plans of study. When schools are reorganized around the student, and not the systems of education, there is better equity and will undoubtedly be better outcomes. And finally, Jim believes we need to see a stronger focus on business involvement in the classroom and student involvement in community service. Things such as internships and shadowing provide hands-on experience for students as they prepare to enter the workforce, and community service and civic engagement simply provide real-world skills that will make for more well-rounded students and adults.	”
—Jim McNiece’s campaign website (2020)

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Preceded by -	Kansas State Board of Education District 10 2013-2025	Succeeded by Debby Potter (R)