Alexis Simmons
American politician
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Alexis Simmons is an American politician from Kansas that currently represents the 58th district of the Kansas House of Representatives since 2024 as a Democrat.
Alexis Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Vic Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Washburn University American University |
| Profession | DEI consultant |
| Website | simmonsforkansas.org |
Biography
Simmons is a graduate from Washburn University where she was student president, before earning a master's degree in politics and government from American University.[1] Out of college Simmons joined a DEI consultancy where she worked to get more women elected to public office and worked as communication director for Tom Sawyer in 2021.[1]
Kansas representative
In 2024 Simmons would run to replace incumbent Democrat Vic Miller who ran for Kansas Senate.[2] She would face a primary opponent in Wendy Damman-Bednar, which she would defeat with 85.22% of the vote to face off against Republican Michael Mathewson who she defeated with 36.46% of the vote.[3][4][5] She campaigned on building more affordable housing, increasing funding for public schools, and "defending women’s health."[2]