Jo Ella Hoye

Hoye was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and graduated from Nebraska City High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas.^[1]

Hoye worked as a senior analyst for the Johnson County manager's office. She also served as a member and vice chair of the Lenexa Planning Commission Advisory Board.^[2] She was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.^[3] Hoye was also a representative for the Kansas chapter of Moms Demand Action, a gun control group.^[4] In the House, she advocated for stricter gun control regulations, including an amendment that would repeal permitless concealed carry in Kansas.^[5]