Jay Scott Emler (born May 25, 1949) is a former
Republican member of 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 ...
, 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
Derek Schmidt
Derek Larkin Schmidt (born January 23, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district since 2025. He previously served as the Kansas Attorney General from 2011 to 2023. A Repu ...
's election as
Kansas Attorney General
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. Emler assumed the position when the Senate convened January 10, 2011. Emler accepted an appointment to the
Kansas Corporation Commission The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is the public utilities commission of the state of Kansas run by three Commissioners appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate. The Commission has the responsibility of ensuring that natural g ...
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
McPherson
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In sports
*Adrian McPherson, American football player
...
.
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
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: Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Contractors Association, Koch Industries
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, Pioneer Communications
Energy and natural resources companies were his largest donor group.
References
External links
Kansas Senate Biography
Project Vote Smart profile
* Campaign contributions
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
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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