Jeff Pittman

Jeff Pittman
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 13, 2025
Preceded byKevin Braun
Succeeded byJeff Klemp
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byTony Barton
Succeeded byPat Proctor
Personal details
BornJeffrey Thomas Pittman
(1971-03-03) March 3, 1971 (age 55)
Leavenworth, Kansas
PartyDemocratic
SpouseHolly
Children3
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Oxford University

Jeffrey Thomas Pittman (born 1971) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 41st district from 2017 to 2021, and of the Kansas Senate, representing the 5th district from 2021 to 2025.

Political career

Pittman was elected to represent District 41 in the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016, defeating incumbent Tony Barton. He was re-elected in 2018, again defeating Barton.

Pittman defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Braun in the 2020 election to represent District 5 in the Kansas Senate. He narrowly lost his bid for re-election in 2024 to Republican Jeff Klemp.

Electoral record

2016 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 3,433 55.00%
Republican Tony Barton 2,809 45.00%
2018 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 3,037 57.4%
Republican Tony Barton 2,256 42.6%
2020 general election: Kansas State Senate District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Pittman 16,753 53.1%
Republican Kevin Braun (incumbent) 14,818 46.9%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jeff Pittman (Kansas)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Jeff Pittman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Democrats appear to fall short in breaking GOP supermajority".
  4. ↑ "Klemp emerges victorious in narrow Senate District 5 race". Sunflower State Journal. November 15, 2024.