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J.R. Claeys' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

300 Southwest 10th Street, Room 224-E
Topeka, KS 66612

2157 Redhawk Lane
Salina, KS 67401

Full Name:

Jeremy Ryan 'J.R.' Claeys

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Caitlin; 2 Children: Grayson, Isla

Birth Date:

02/13/1978

Birth Place:

Salina, KS

Home City:

Salina, KS

Religion:

Catholic

Attended, Kansas State Polytechnic

MPA, Non-Profit Management, The George Washington University School of Business, 2003-2004

BS, Journalism, Kansas State University, 1996-2001

Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 24, 2021-present

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 69, 2013-2021

Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 24, 2020

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 69, 2018

Candidate, Kansas Secretary of State, 2010

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, General Government Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Information Technology Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, State Building Construction Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Vice President, Axiom Strategies, 2020-present

Campaign Manager, Kobach for Governor, 2011-present

Former Director of Communications, Small Business Technology Coalition, Small Business Exporters Association

Advocacy Judge, United States Small Business Administration Office

President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Government Contractors (NAGC), 2006-2012

Vice President of Public Affairs, National Association of Government Contractors (NAGC), 2004-2006

Director of Communications, National Small Business Association, 2002-2004

Director of Digital Media, The Manhattan Mercury, 2000-2002

News Anchor, News Radio 1150 KSAL, 1999

Member, Executive Committee, Kansas Republican Party State, present

Member, Regional Advisory Board, Partnership for Technology Innovation, present

Member, Campaign Committee, Young Republican National Federation

Former Spokesman, Coalition Supporting Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed

International Elections Observer, El Salvador, Presidential Election

Delegate, Kansas American Legion Boys' State

Chair, Kansas Young Republicans

Volunteer, Kids Voting Kansas Program

Board Member, Partnership for Technology Innovation

Member, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church

Precinct Committee Member, Salina Precinct 31

Kansas Republican Party Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2020

Participant, Kansas Republican Party Leadership Series Class, 2011

Awards:

Kansas Pest Control Association Heritage Builder Award
Riley County Police Crimestoppers Community Service Award
Award for Conservative Excellence from the American Conservative Union

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

May 27, 2017

Father's Name:

Joe

Father's Occupation:

Worked at Western Electric; served in the United States Navy in Vietnam; retired as a Technician at AT&T

Mother's Name:

Judy

Mother's Occupation:

First Grade Teacher, St. Mary's Grade School

Spouse's Occupation:

Teacher at Sunset Elementary School

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