Jim Slattery

Jim Slattery
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJames Edmund Jeffries
Succeeded bySam Brownback
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 8, 1979
Preceded byGlee Jones
Succeeded byVic Miller
Personal details
Born
James Charles Slattery

(1948-08-04) August 4, 1948 (age 76)
Good Intent, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLinda Slattery
EducationWashburn University (BS, JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1970–1975
RankSecond Lieutenant
Unit69th Infantry Brigade
Kansas Army National Guard
Battles/warsVietnam War

James Charles Slattery (born August 4, 1948) is an American politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat, was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1994 and was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator in 2008.