Lynn Rogers (politician)

Lynn Rogers (2018)

Lynn Wayne Rogers (born September 11, 1958 in Fremont , Nebraska ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He has been Lieutenant Governor of the state of Kansas since January 14, 2019 .

Life

Lynn Rogers studied at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received his Bachelor of Arts there in 1980 . In 1985 Rogers moved to Wichita, Kansas , where he had previously accepted a job with the Farm Credit Bank of Kansas. From 1993, Rogers was Vice President of CoBank Farm Credit Leasing, a position he held until 2016. Lynn Rogers is married with three grown children.

His first political office was a seat on the Wichita City Education Committee, to which he was elected in 2001. At times he was its deputy chairman. In 2016, Rogers was elected to the Kansas Senate for the 25th constituency after the seat became vacant after Republican Michael O'Donnell left. He took office on January 9, 2017. In 2018, Lynn Rogers retired from the Wichita Education Committee. On May 24, 2018, Laura Kelly announced her selection of Rogers as running mate for the November gubernatorial election . In the election on November 6, 2018, they were able to prevail against the Republican candidate Kris Kobach and the independent Greg Orman .

Lynn Rogers stepped down from the Kansas Senate when he took office on January 14, 2019, and was succeeded by Mary Ware.

Individual evidence

↑ Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers. In: governor.kansas.gov , accessed March 26, 2020.
^ Bryan Lowry: Wichita school board member Lynn Rogers to challenge Michael O'Donnell for Senate seat. In: kansas.com , August 4, 2015, accessed March 26, 2020.
↑ Jonathan Shorman: Kelly picks fellow state senator from Wichita as running mate. In: Wichita Eagle , May 24, 2018, accessed March 26, 2020.
↑ Suzanne Perez Tobias: As lieutenant governor, Rogers says he'll fight for education and rural communities. In: Wichita Eagle , November 26, 2018, accessed March 26, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Rogers, Lynn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rogers, Lynn Wayne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Democratic Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 11, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fremont, Nebraska , United States

[1] Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers. In: governor.kansas.gov , accessed March 26, 2020.

[2] Bryan Lowry: Wichita school board member Lynn Rogers to challenge Michael O'Donnell for Senate seat. In: kansas.com , August 4, 2015, accessed March 26, 2020.

[3] Jonathan Shorman: Kelly picks fellow state senator from Wichita as running mate. In: Wichita Eagle , May 24, 2018, accessed March 26, 2020.

[4] Suzanne Perez Tobias: As lieutenant governor, Rogers says he'll fight for education and rural communities. In: Wichita Eagle , November 26, 2018, accessed March 26, 2020.