Gail Finney is a Democratic

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 member of the Kansas House of Representatives

Kansas House of Representatives

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, representing the 84th district. She has served since 2009.

Finney has served on the Wichita Chamberof Commerce's Visioneering Racial, Diversity, Opportunities, and Harmony Board; the District 1 Advisory Board, Precinct Committee Woman, and the
Governor's Kansas African American Advisory Commission.

She has a Bachelor's of Business Administration from Wichita State University and an MBA from Friends University.

Issue positions

On her website, Finney lists her legislative priorities as:

• Ensuring a quality education for all Kansas children,
• Bringing the cost of health care and prescription drugs down,
• Working with all levels of government and the private sector to grow our economy and expand our job base.

Committee membership

• Energy and Utilities
• Health and Human Services
• Transportation and Public Safety Budget

Sponsored legislation

• H 5003 Kansas constitutional amendment; equal rights; no discrimination based on sex. 23 January 2009
• H 5014 Expanded rail service; Kansas City to Fort Worth, Texas; congratulating Kansas Department of Transportation and others; urging action. 17 March 2009

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Finney's 2008 campaign are mostly individual donors:

• 1. Finney, Gail $4,991
• 2. Kansas Contractors Assoc $750
• 3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $750
• 4. Finney Jr, Jerrold $500
• 5. Finney Sr, Jerrold $500

External links

• Official website
• Kansas Legislature - Gail Finney
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• Campaign contributions: 1998,2008