Anthony Hensley

Anthony Hensley
Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate
In office
January 8, 1996 – January 11, 2021
Succeeded byDinah Sykes
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byNancy Parrish
Succeeded byRick Kloos
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
January 10, 1977 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byWilliam Kenneth Marshall
Succeeded byRichard M. Nichols
Personal details
Born (1953-09-02) September 2, 1953 (age 71)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDeborah Hensley
Children1
EducationWashburn University (BA)
Kansas State University (MA)
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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