Jake LaTurner

Republican Representative of Kansas's 2nd district

Representative
Kansas, district 2
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Kansas, district 2
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-6601

@RepLaTurner

laturner.house.gov

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February 17, 1988 (36 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative for Kansas’s 2nd congressional district.
Was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021.
Served as a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
Became the youngest statewide official in the country upon his appointment as Kansas State Treasurer.
Briefly campaigned for the United States Senate in the 2020 election before running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Defeated incumbent U.S. Representative Steve Watkins in the primary election and won the general election against Topeka mayor Michelle De La Isla.
Announced he would not be seeking reelection in April 2024.
Graduated from Pittsburg State University with an undergraduate degree in political science.
Worked for former Kansas Treasurer and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins during college.
Enrolled in the master’s in defense and strategic studies program at Naval War College as of 2023.
As a Kansas senator, drafted legislation on term limits for state legislators, public records reform, and anti-nepotism measures.
Authored a bill allowing Kansas adults to carry firearms without a concealed carry permit and another limiting property tax increases.
Oversaw unclaimed property as state treasurer, returning over $25.5 million to Kansans in his first year.
Administered the Kansas Learning Quest 529 Education Savings and ABLE Savings Programs.
Continued a legal case against the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the return of matured bonds to Kansas.
Supported the proposed Trump wall, fiscal responsibility, and term limits for federally elected politicians during his Senate campaign.
Voted in favor of sustaining the objection raised against Arizona’s electoral votes during the Electoral College vote count for the 2020 presidential elections.
Voted against impeaching Trump following the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Committee assignments include the Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Member of the Republican Study Committee.