Jeff Longbine
{{short description|American politician}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jeff Longbine
|image = KS Senator Jeff Longbine.png
|state_senate = Kansas
|district = 17th
|term_start = October 13, 2010
|term_end = January 13, 2025
Interim: October 13, 2010 – January 10, 2011
|preceded= Jim Barnett
|succeeded= Mike Argabright
|party = Republican
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|24}}
|birth_place = Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse = Gwendolyn Yarnell
|children = 3 (1 deceased)
|profession = Car dealer
|alma_mater = Emporia State University
University of Kansas
|residence = Emporia, Kansas
}}
Jeffrey S. Longbine (born April 24, 1962) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 17th district from 2010 to 2025. Longbine served as Vice President of the Senate from 2017 to 2021.{{cite web|title=Longbine elected vice president of Kansas Senate|url=http://www.junctioncityunion.com/news/longbine-elected-vice-president-of-kansas-senate/article_6e81c67e-bc26-11e6-8a1f-a3c61fcbb639.html|website=Junction City Union|publisher=BLOX content management system|access-date=23 June 2020}} He did not seek re-election in 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_43846a3a-0caa-11ef-9553-9734fb273a2a.html|title=Longbine announces retirement, Argabright files for Senate|work=The Emporia Gazette|date=May 8, 2024}}
Longbine is the owner of the car dealership Longbine Autoplaza in Emporia.
Committee assignments
Sen. Longbine serves on these legislative committees:{{cite web|title=Senator Jeff Longbine |url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/members/sen_longbine_jeff_1/|website=Kansas Legislature: 2015-2016 Legislative Sessions|publisher=Kansas Legislative Information System and Services|access-date=7 March 2016}}
- Financial Institutions and Insurance (chair)
- Federal and State Affairs
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Select (vice chair)
- Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
- State Building Construction
- Transportation
Major donors
Some of the top contributors to Sen. Longbine's 2012 campaign, according to the Project Vote Smart:[http://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/128208/jeff-longbine Jeff Longbine 2012 campaign contributions]
: Jeff Longbine (self-finance), Longbine Enterprises, AT&T, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Association of Insurance Agents, Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Contractors Association, Kansas Bankers Association, Kansas Food Dealers Association, Kansas Medical Society, Kansas State Farm Insurance Agents, American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas, Security Benefit Life Insurance, Heavy Contractors Association, Koger Agency, Amidon Plaza Redevelopment LLC, Kansas Jobs PAC, Kansas National Education Association, Farmers Insurance Group, Kansas Dental Association, J.C. Hawes, Kansas Values, BNSF Railway, Senate Republican Leadership Committee of Kansas
Sen. Longbine financed $15,000 of his own campaign, and Longbine Enterprises an additional $15,000, more than any of his other donor groups.
References
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External links
- [http://kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_longbine_jeff_1/ Kansas Legislature]
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/128208/jeff-longbine Project Vote Smart]
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Category:Politicians from Emporia, Kansas
Category:Republican Party Kansas state senators