Anthony Hensley

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Anthony Hensley
Kansas State Senate District 19
Incumbent
In office
1993 - present
Term ends
January 14, 2013
Years in position	19
Party	Democratic
Leadership
Kansas Senate Minority Leader
1996 – present
Compensation
Base salary	$88.50/day
Per diem	$123/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 4, 2008
First elected	1992
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Kansas House of Representatives
1977 – 1992
Education
Bachelor's	Washburn University (1975)
Master's	Kansas State University (1988)
Personal
Birthday	September 2, 1953
Place of birth	Topeka, Kansas
Profession	Special Education Teacher
Religion	Baptist
Websites
Office website

Anthony Hensley is a Democratic member of the Kansas State Senate, representing the 19th District since 1993. He has been the Minority Leader since 1996 and has also been a committeeman of the Democratic Precinct since 1976. In 1992, he was the Majority Whip. From 1977 to 1992, he was a Representative. In 1991 and 1992, he was the chairman of the 2nd District Democratic Committee and from 1981 to 1986, he was the chairman of the Shawnee County Democratic Central Committee.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hensley has been appointed to these committees:

• Confirmation Oversight, Ranking Minority Member
• Confirmation Oversight, Vice Chair
• Education, Ranking Minority Member
• Interstate Cooperation, Ranking Minority Member
• KPERS Select
• Joint Committee on Kansas Security
• Joint Committee on Legislative Coordinating Council
• Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit
• Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
• Transportation

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hensley served on these committees:

• Confirmation Oversight (vice-chair)
• Education
• Interstate Cooperation
• Joint Committee on Kansas Security
• Joint Committee on Legislative Coordinating Council
• Joint Committee on Legislative Post Audit
• Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
• Transportation

Issues

See: Sen. Hensley issue positions on Project Vote Smart

The Kansas Democratic Party website lists his focuses as * Education, affordable health care, tax fairness, safety, job training, fair wages, and services for the disabled and aging.^[1]

Legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Hensley includes:

• A bill limiting state employee lobbying^[2]
• A bill regarding election commissioners^[3]
• A resolution encouraging the creation of a U.S. laser defense program^[4]
• A bill to give journalists special privileges in obtaining information^[5]
• A bill establishing a Kansas bioscience authority^[6]

Elections

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hensley was re-elected to the 19th District Seat in the Kansas State Senate, defeating Shari Webber (R).^[7] Hensley raised $129,510 for his campaign, while Webber raised $18,090.^[8]

Kansas State Senate, District 19 (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Anthony Hensley (D)		17,436	64.5%
Shari Webber (R)		9,557	35.4%

Campaign donors

2008

In 2008 Hensley collected $129,510 in donations^[9]

His four largest contributors were:

Scorecards

Kansas Economic Freedom Index

The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is a project of Bob Weeks, creator of the blog Voice For Liberty in Wichita. The purpose of the Index "is to identify Kansas legislators who vote in favor of economic freedom — and those who don’t."^[10] Legislators receive a rating from 0-100 percent based on their votes on bills promoting economic freedom.

2010

Anthony Hensley received a rating of 13% on the 2010 Kansas Economic Freedom Index.^[11]

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External links

Suggest a link

Wikipedia has an article on:

Anthony Hensley

• Kansas State Senate Website
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart Legislative Profile
• Campaign Contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
• Anthony Hensley on Facebook

References

Current members of the Kansas State Senate
Senate President: Stephen Morris, (R)
Allen Schmidt  Anthony Hensley  Bob Marshall  Carolyn McGinn  Chris Steineger  David Haley  Dennis Pyle  Dick Kelsey  Dwayne Umbarger  Garrett Love  Jay Emler  Jean Schodorf  Jeff King  Jeff Longbine  John Vratil  Julia Lynn  Kelly Kultala  Laura Kelly  Leslie Donovan  Marci Francisco  Mark Taddiken  Mary Pilcher-Cook  Mike Petersen  Oletha Faust-Goudeau  Pat Apple  Pete Brungardt  Ralph Ostmeyer  Ray Merrick  Robert Olson  Roger Reitz  Ruth Teichman  Stephen Morris  Steve Abrams  Susan Wagle  Terrie Huntington  Terry Bruce  Tim Owens  Tom Holland  Ty Masterson  Vicki Schmidt
Democratic Party (7) Republican Party (32), Kansas, Kansas House of Representatives

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