Dinah Sykes

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{for|the federal judge|Diane S. Sykes}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dinah Sykes

|office = Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate

|term_start = January 11, 2021

|term_end =

|predecessor = Anthony Hensley

|successor =

|state_senate1 = Kansas

|district1 = 21st

|term_start1 = January 9, 2017

|term_end1 =

|predecessor1 = Greg Smith

|successor1 =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|10}}

|birth_place = Tennessee, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican (before 2018)
Democratic (2018–present)

|spouse = Jeffrey

|children = 2

|education = Trevecca Nazarene University (BA)

}}

Dinah Sykes (born April 10, 1977) is an American politician who has served in the Kansas Senate from the 21st district since 2017.{{cite web|author=Christa Dubill |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/from-pta-president-to-kansas-senate-a-local-mom-readies-for-her-new-job |title=From PTA President to Kansas Senate, a local mom readies for her new job |publisher=Kshb.com |date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=November 19, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/ |title=Senator Dinah Sykes |publisher=Kslegislature.org |access-date=November 19, 2018}} Since 2021, Sykes has served as the Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.{{Cite web|last=Wu|first=Andrew Bahl and Titus|title=New guard in Senate, status quo in House as state lawmakers pick new leaders|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2020/12/07/new-guard-in-senate-status-quo-in-house-as-state-lawmakers-pick-new-leaders/115115662/|access-date=January 19, 2021|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|language=en-US}}