Tim Shallenburger

{{Short description|American politician (born 1954)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Tim Shallenburger

|office = Vice President of the Kansas Senate

|term_start = January 10, 2025

|term_end =

|predecessor = Rick Wilborn

|successor =

|state_senate1 = Kansas

|district1 = 13th

|term_start1 = January 24, 2023

|term_end1 =

|predecessor1 = Richard Hilderbrand

|successor1 =

|office2 = Chair of the Kansas Republican Party

|term_start2 = January 2005

|term_end2 = January 2007

|predecessor2 = Dennis Jones

|successor2 = Kris Kobach

|office3 = 36th Treasurer of Kansas

|governor3 = Bill Graves

|term_start3 = January 12, 1999

|term_end3 = January 13, 2003

|predecessor3 = Clyde Graeber

|successor3 = Lynn Jenkins

|state_house4 = Kansas

|district4 = 1st

|term_start4 = January 12, 1987

|term_end4 = January 11, 1999

|predecessor4 = Pat Weaver

|successor4 = Doug Gatewood

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|14}}

|birth_place = Baxter Springs, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Pittsburg State University
Coffeyville Community College

}}

Tim Shallenburger (born March 14, 1954) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 13th District since 2023. He previously served as Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives and later as Kansas State Treasurer.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#177.89.69|title=Shallenburger, Tim|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2014-03-17}}

Biography

Shallenburger was raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=583|title=Shallenburger, Tim|publisher=Our Campaigns.com|accessdate=2014-03-17}} He attended Pittsburg State University and Coffeyville Community College.

Career

Shallenburger was a member of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998, serving as Speaker from 1995 to 1998. He was then Treasurer from 1999 to 2003, at which time he was succeeded by Lynn Jenkins, who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 2002, Shallenburger ran for Governor of Kansas, losing to Democrat Kathleen Sebelius, who later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. He served as the Legislative Director for the Office of Governor Sam Brownback.

In January 2023 Shallenberger was appointed to the Kansas Senate to succeed retiring senator Richard Hilderbrand.{{cite web|url=https://www.morningsun.net/stories/shallenburger-elected-to-senate-district-13-seat,40653|title=Shallenburger elected to Senate District 13 seat|publisher=The Morning Sun|accessdate=2023-08-28}}

References

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{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for Governor of Kansas|years=2002}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Vice President of the Kansas Senate|years=2025–present}}

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Category:1954 births

Category:20th-century members of the Kansas Legislature

Category:21st-century Kansas politicians

Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature

Category:Candidates in the 2002 United States elections

Category:Coffeyville Community College alumni

Category:Living people

Category:People from Baxter Springs, Kansas

Category:Pittsburg State University alumni

Category:Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Category:Speakers of the Kansas House of Representatives

Category:State treasurers of Kansas