Jill Ward
Jill Ward | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 105th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Landwehr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Profession | account executive |
| Website | jillwardforkansas.com |
Jill Ward is an American politician from Kansas that currently represents the 105th district of the Kansas House of Representatives since 2024 as a Republican.
Biography
[edit]Ward is a life-long resident of Wichita and worked as an account executive for a distributor of facility supplies.[1]
State representative
[edit]Incumbent Republican Brenda Landwehr announced she would be retiring with Ward facing off against David Hickman in the Republican primaries.[2] Ward centered her campaign on not being a career politician and supporting small business, while Hickman, a pastor with master’s degrees in Bible psychology and Christian education ran a more conservative campaign.[2] Ward would win with 949 votes to Hickman's 524 to face off against Democrat John Burke.[3]
Burke, who earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University worked as the superintendent of the Haysville School District and worked as an adjunct professor at several universities.[4] Ward would beat Burke with 5,258 votes (59%) to Burke's 3,654 (41%).[5]
Personal life
[edit]Jill is married to Todd Wolters and is a Catholic.[6][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meet Jill Ward". about. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Mesa, Blaise. "Jill Ward and David Hickman: Get to know the Wichita-area primary candidates". The Beacon. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ Mesa, Blaise. "Jill Ward and John Burke vying to take House District 105 seat". The Beacon. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ^ "2024 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Representative Jill Ward". kslegislature.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2025.