Jake LaTurner

Jake LaTurner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Steve Watkins
40th Treasurer of Kansas
In office April 25, 2017 – January 2, 2021
Governor	Sam Brownback Jeff Colyer Laura Kelly
Preceded by	Ron Estes
Succeeded by	Lynn Rogers
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 13th district
In office January 9, 2013 – April 25, 2017
Preceded by	Bob Marshall
Succeeded by	Richard Hilderbrand
Personal details
Born	(1988-02-17) February 17, 1988 (age 36) Galena, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Suzanne Van Gotten ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	4
Education	Pittsburg State University (BA)

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.

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.

References

1. "Kansas Governor Appoints Nation's Youngest Statewide Official". The Celock Report. April 18, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
2. Brownback picks Pittsburg, Kan., Republican to fill state treasurer post (Kansas City Star article-April 18, 2017)
3. "Republican LaTurner elected Kansas treasurer". KSNW. 2018-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-08.