Elected and Appointed Experience

• 7 Term Kansas State Representative

• Former SMSD Board Member

• Former President, Kansas Association of School Boards

• Served on Board of Teacher Credentialing for the Kansas State Board of Education 

• Former Vice-Chair of the Johnson County Mental Health Board 

• Past Board member of Kansas Board of Indigent Defense Services 

• 13 Years Shawnee Mission Advisory Board

• Former SMAC (Shawnee Mission Area Council PTA) Officer

• Past PTA President

• Former League of Women Voters Board Member

• Former Volunteer Shawnee Fire Department Rescue Squad

• Former Member of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Board for the State of Kansas

• Founding Committee Member for Ronald McDonald House at the University of Kansas Medical Center

• Served on UCS (United Community Services) Committee working on the prevention of child abuse issues.

 

Professional Background

 

After previously serving 3 terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, Cindy retired from her job in 2016 to run again and win a state legislative seat to put Kansas back on a track of fiscal responsibility and fund public schools. Cindy currently serves as the ranking minority member on the Insurance Committee as well as serving on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Energy, Elections, and Utilities and Telecommunications Committees. She is also a member of the Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits.

 

Before retirement, Cindy spent most of her career as a Medical Administrator for a Multi-Specialty Group with offices in Wyandotte and Johnson County. She worked for Discover Dental handling sedation patients. She also spent 9 years working for Shawnee Mission schools in various roles while raising her children.

 

Family​

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Cindy has been married to Jim, a retired airline pilot and former Shawnee City Councilman, for 54 years.  They have four grown children, all graduates of the Shawnee Mission School District: Samantha, an OB/GYN and wellness doctor living in Lawrence; Jamie a Financial Analyst for Cody Cosmetics living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Kim, works for a retirement investment firm and lives in Shawnee. Justin, works as a sale representative for a beverage distributor in Estes, Colorado. Cindy has four grown grandsons she adores and a great grandchild on the way. She is happy they all live locally and she enjoys having time and cookouts with them.