Amanda Adkins (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Amanda Adkins
|office = 65th Chairwoman of the Kansas Republican Party
|term_start = January 31, 2009
|term_end = January 26, 2013
|predecessor = Kris Kobach
|successor = Kelly Arnold
|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|45|2020|8|5}}
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|death_date =
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|birth_name = Amanda Landes
|party = Republican
|spouse = Jason Adkins
|children = 2
|education = University of Kansas (BS)
}}
Amanda Adkins ({{nee}} Landes; born 1974/1975){{cite web |url=https://knss.radio.com/articles/adkins-wins-the-republican-primary-in-kansas-3rd-district?utm=newsbreak |title=Amanda Adkins Wins the Republican Primary in Kansas' 3rd District |date=August 5, 2020 |accessdate=August 5, 2020 |website=KNSS}}
- {{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=Amanda Adkins wins the Republican primary in Kansas' 3rd District|url=https://knss.radio.com/articles/adkins-wins-the-republican-primary-in-kansas-3rd-district|access-date=2020-08-09|website=KNSS 98.7/1330}} is an American politician and businesswoman who was the chairwoman of the Kansas Republican Party from 2009 to 2013. She was the Republican nominee for Kansas's 3rd congressional district in both the 2020 election and 2022 election,{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Dylan|date=August 3, 2020|title=Kansas, of all places, is shaping up to be an important 2020 battleground|url=https://www.vox.com/2020/8/3/21349458/kansas-primary-election-2020-senate-house|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Vox}}{{Cite web|date=September 10, 2019|title=Amanda Adkins kicks off run for Congress in Kansas|url=https://apnews.com/217e732c33214cba9dd5eccf88de3396|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=AP News}} losing both times to Democratic incumbent Sharice Davids.
Education
Amanda Landes, daughter of Bob and Leta ({{nee}} Blessing) Landes,[https://www.bethanyclipper.com/obits/bob-landes-1925-2015/ Obituary for Bob Landes], bethanyclipper.com. Accessed October 12, 2023. earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology and anthropology from the University of Kansas in 1998.{{Cite web|title=Your ballot explained|url=https://www.ballotready.org/ks/kansas-u-s-house-of-representatives-kansas-3rd-congressional-district/389012|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Ballotready}}
Career
After graduating from the University of Kansas, Adkins was a legislative aide in the United States Senate for two years and a staffer on the United States House Committee on Rules. She later worked as the legislative director for Congressman David Dreier.{{Cite web|title=Current Board of Governors|url=https://theeisenhowerseries.org/board-of-governors/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=The Eisenhower Series}} She then worked as the director of GOPAC, a Republican political action committee and 527 training organization.{{Cite web|date=September 9, 2019|title=Amanda Adkins of Overland Park enters race for Rep. Davids' seat, setting up Republican primary|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2019/09/09/amanda-adkins-of-overland-park-enters-race-for-rep-davids-seat-setting-up-republican-primary-82409/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Shawnee Mission Post}}
Adkins worked for the healthcare IT firm Cerner for 15 years. She took a leave of absence from her role as vice president for strategic growth in order to run for the U.S. House in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Jackie|date=January 27, 2020|title=Cerner VP of Strategic Growth goes on leave to focus on political campaign in Kansas|url=https://www.fedhealthit.com/2020/01/impact2020-kansas-gop-candidate-adkins-goes-on-leave-from-cerner-to-focus-on-house-campaign/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=FedHealthIT}} In January 2021, she left the company permanently.{{cite news|url=https://www.kansas.com/site-services/newsletters/politics-newsletter/article248284760.html |title=After losing U.S. House race, Adkins will officially leave Kansas City's Cerner Corp|work=Kansas City Star|author=Kevin Hardy|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=May 27, 2021}}
Elections
= 2020 U.S. House campaign =
{{Main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3}}
In the 2020 election, Adkins was a candidate for Kansas's 3rd congressional district. She won the Republican primary election against four other candidates but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat, Sharice Davids, in the November general election.{{cite web |title=Rep. Sharice Davids wins Kansas' 3rd congressional district, defeating Amanda Adkins |url=https://fox4kc.com/your-local-election-headquarters/rep-sharice-davids-wins-kansas-3rd-congressional-district-defeating-amanda-adkins/ |website=FOX 4 Kansas City |date=4 November 2020}}
= 2022 U.S. House campaign =
{{Main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3}}
In April 2021, Adkins announced that she would again run as a Republican candidate for the district in the 2022 election.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-05|title=Ex-Kansas GOP Chair Adkins seeks rematch with Rep. Davids|url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-cabinet-kansas-city-cabinets-information-technology-kansas-22fa593db9d7dd692dfaf49f70fb5fa7|access-date=2021-04-07|website=AP News}} She won the Republican primary election against John McCaughrean and lost to incumbent Democrat Davids on a rematch in the November general election.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2022 |title=Sharice Davids, Amanda Adkins to face off once again in Kansas 3rd District race |url=https://fox4kc.com/politics/your-local-election-headquarters/sharice-davids-amanda-adkins-to-face-off-once-again-in-kansas-3rd-district-race/ |access-date=12 September 2022 |website=FOX 4 Kansas City}}
Personal life
Adkins and her husband, Jason, have two children. They live in Overland Park, Kansas.{{Cite web|last=Wankum|first=Leah|date=January 21, 2020|title=In presentation to conservative group, GOP candidate Amanda Adkins says she wants to see debt down, more accountability in public spending|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/01/21/in-presentation-to-conservative-group-gop-candidate-amanda-adkins-says-she-wants-to-see-debt-come-down-86029/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Shawnee Mission Post}}
- {{Cite web|title=Five Republicans running for U.S. representative, 3rd District |website=Wyandotte Daily|url=http://wyandottedaily.com/five-republicans-running-for-u-s-representative-3rd-district/|access-date=August 5, 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.amandaadkins.com}}
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{{s-bef|before=Kris Kobach}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chairperson of the Kansas Republican Party|years=2009–2013}}
{{s-aft|after=Kelly Arnold}}
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Category:21st-century Kansas politicians
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Businesspeople from Kansas
Category:Candidates in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Category:Politicians from Overland Park, Kansas
Category:State political party chairs of Kansas
Category:United States congressional aides
Category:University of Kansas alumni