Dinah Sykes (born April 10, 1977) is an American politician who has served in the
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members o ...
from the
21st district since 2017.
Since 2021, Sykes has served as the Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.
Career
Sykes earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Trevecca Nazarene University
Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) is a private Nazarene liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1901.
History
TNU was founded in 1901 by Cumberland Presbyterian minister J. O. McClurkan as the "Pentecostal Literary a ...
.
[Hunter Woodall]
Moderate candidates try to break away from one another in Kansas Senate race
''Kansas City Star'' (October 25, 2016). She was a
stay-at-home mom
A stay-at-home mother (alternatively, stay-at-home mom or SAHM) is a mother who is the primary caregiver of the children. The male equivalent is the stay-at-home dad. The gender-neutral term is stay-at-home parent. Stay-at-home mom is distinct ...
and
personal chef
A personal chef is a chef who is hired by different clients and prepares meals in the clients' home kitchens, based on their needs and preferences.
Description
A personal chef often meets with a client and customizes a multi-meal plan by determi ...
before entering politics.
Sykes also served as a
PTA president before being elected to the Kansas Senate.
[Jonathan Shorman]
More Kansas lawmakers switch parties: Sykes, Clayton leave GOP, become Democrats
''Kansas City Star'' (December 19, 2018).
Sykes was first elected to the Kansas Senate as a
Republican in November 2016. In December 2018, Sykes switched to the Democratic Party along with three other female Kansas legislators—Senator
Barbara Bollier, Representative
Joy Koesten, and Representative
Stephanie Clayton.
In December 2020, Sykes was elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus to be Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.
References
External links
Vote Smart Dinah Sykes
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1977 births
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature
Kansas Democrats
Kansas Republicans
Kansas state senators
Living people
Trevecca Nazarene University alumni
Women state legislators in Kansas