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
Member, Assessment and Taxation Committee
Chair, Governmental Subcommittee
Member, Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Member, Subcommittee on Corrections and Public Safety
Member, Subcommittee on Labor
Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety
Member, Utilities Committee
Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee
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