Anthony Hensley | |
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Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate | |
In office January 8, 1996 – January 11, 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Dinah Sykes |
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 19th district | |
In office January 11, 1993 – January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Parrish |
Succeeded by | Rick Kloos |
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
In office January 10, 1977 – January 11, 1993 | |
Preceded by | William Kenneth Marshall |
Succeeded by | Richard M. Nichols |
Personal details | |
Born | Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | September 2, 1953
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Deborah Hensley |
Children | 1 |
Education | Washburn University (BA) Kansas State University (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Anthony Hensley (born September 2, 1953) is a former Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district since 1992. He was the Minority Leader from 1996 through 2021 and has also been a committeeman of the Democratic Precinct since 1976. In 1992, he was the Majority Whip. From 1977 to 1992, he was a Representative. In 1991 and 1992, he was the chairman of the 2nd District Democratic Committee and from 1981 to 1986, he was the chairman of the Shawnee County Democratic Central Committee.[citation needed] On November 3, 2020, he was defeated in his re-election campaign by Republican Rick Kloos.[1]