Jake LaTurner

Jacob LaTurner (born February 17, 1988) is an American politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He became the Kansas State Treasurer in 2017.

Jake LaTurner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded bySteve Watkins
40th Treasurer of Kansas
In office
April 25, 2017  January 2, 2021
GovernorSam Brownback
Jeff Colyer
Laura Kelly
Preceded byRon Estes
Succeeded byLynn Rogers
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 9, 2013  April 25, 2017
Preceded byBob Marshall
Succeeded byRichard Hilderbrand
Personal details
Born (1988-02-17) February 17, 1988
Galena, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Suzanne Van Gotten (m. 2009)
Children4
EducationPittsburg State University (BA)

He is a member of the Republican Party. He was in the Kansas State Senate from 2013 until 2017. When he became state treasurer, LaTurner became the youngest current statewide official in the United States. He was reelected to the job in 2018, becoming the youngest current elected statewide official in the United States.[1][2][3]

LaTurner briefly announced a campaign for the United States Senate in the 2020 election but quickly dropped out. He later decided to run for the United States House of Representatives seat representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district. LaTurner beat incumbent U.S. Representative Steve Watkins in that primary election.

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