Jeff Pittman

Jeffrey Thomas Pittman (born 1971) is an American politician. He is a Democrat representing the 5th district in the Kansas Senate. Previously, he represented the 41st district in the Kansas House of Representatives. Pittman ran for election to the Kansas Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.^[1]

Jeff Pittman
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Kevin Braun
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 41st district
In office January 9, 2017[1] – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Tony Barton
Succeeded by	Pat Proctor
Personal details
Born	Jeffrey Thomas Pittman (1971-03-03) March 3, 1971 (age 53) Leavenworth, Kansas[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Holly[2]
Children	3[2]
Residence	Leavenworth, Kansas[2]
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oxford University[1]

Political career

Pittman was elected to represent District 41 in the Kansas House of Representatives in 2016, defeating incumbent Tony Barton. He was re-elected in 2018, again defeating Barton.^[1]

Pittman defeated incumbent Republican Kevin Braun in the 2020 election to represent District 5 in the Kansas Senate.^[3]

Electoral record

2016 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Pittman	3,433	55.00%
	Republican	Tony Barton	2,809	45.00%

2018 general election: Kansas House of Representatives, District 41^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Pittman	3,037	57.4%
	Republican	Tony Barton	2,256	42.6%

2020 general election: Kansas State Senate District 5^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Pittman	16,753	53.1%
	Republican	Kevin Braun (incumbent)	14,818	46.9%

References

1. "Jeff Pittman (Kansas)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
2. "Jeff Pittman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
3. "Democrats appear to fall short in breaking GOP supermajority".