Connie O'Brien
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Connie O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas State Board of Education from the 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Mah |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 42nd district | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kenny Wilk |
| Succeeded by | Jim Karleskint |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1946 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Edward O'Brien |
| Children | 11 |
| Education | University of Saint Mary (BA) |
Connie O'Brien (born October 12, 1946) is a Republican politician and member of the Kansas State Board of Education, representing the 4th district since 2025. She previously served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 42nd district from 2009 to 2017.
O'Brien attended Saint Mary College, graduating with her bachelor's degree in secondary education and social studies. She worked as the director of religious education at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tonganoxie and taught in Leavenworth County schools as a special education teacher.[1]
Kansas House of Representatives
In 2008, Republican State Representative Kenny Wilk declined to seek re-election and O'Brien ran to succeed him in the 42nd district. She defeated Ted Ingerson in the Republican primary by a wide margin,[2] and faced Democratic nominee Timothy Moran in the general election.[3] O'Brien handily defeated Moran, winning 60% of the vote.[4]
In 2010, she ran for re-election and faced Democrat Jim Pittman, the chairman of the Lansing Planning Commission.[5] She won her second term in a landslide, receiving 65% of the vote to Pittman's 35%.[6]