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Jay Scott Emler (born May 25, 1949) is a former Republican member of the
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, representing the 35th district from 2001 until 2014. He previously worked as a Municipal Judge in Lindsborg. Emler was elected by his colleagues to serve as majority leader of the Senate, following
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. Emler assumed the position when the Senate convened January 10, 2011. Emler accepted an appointment to the
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and resigned his seat in the Kansas Senate in 2014; he was succeeded by Clark Shultz. He lives in Lindsborg, is married to Lorraine Emler and practices law in
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Committee assignments

Sen. Emler works on these legislative committees: * Ways and Means * Joint Committee on Kansas Security (vice-chair) * Commerce * Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits * Joint Committee on State Building Construction * Utilities


Major donors

Some of the top contributors to Sen. Emler's 2008 campaign, according to the ''National Institute on Money in State Politics'':Jay Emler 2008 campaign contributions
/ref> : Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Contractors Association,
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, Pioneer Communications Energy and natural resources companies were his largest donor group.


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External links


Kansas Senate BiographyProject Vote Smart profile
* Campaign contributions
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Emler, Jay Republican Party Kansas state senators Living people 1949 births People from Lindsborg, Kansas People from McPherson, Kansas Naval Postgraduate School alumni University of Denver alumni Bethany College (Kansas) alumni 21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature