Jill Ward | |
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| Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives 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.
Ward is a life-long resident of Wichita and worked as an account executive for a distributor of facility supplies. [1]
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]