Cindy Neighbor
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byJohn Rubin
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byMary Pilcher-Cook
Succeeded byJohn Rubin
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byMary Pilcher-Cook
Succeeded byMary Pilcher-Cook
Personal details
Born (1941-03-31) March 31, 1941
Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJim Neighbor
Residence(s)Shawnee Mission, Kansas, U.S.

Cindy Neighbor (March 31, 1941) is a current Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, who represents the 18th district. She first served from 2003 to 2004 as a Republican, and then served as a Democrat from 2007 to 2011. Neighbor ran for re-election in 2010 and was defeated by Republican John Rubin. Neighbor ran again in 2016 and reclaimed her seat, from Erik Jenkins, the Republican who ran to replace the retiring Rubin.

Neighbor, who attended Johnson County Community College and Kansas City Kansas Community College, has worked as a medical administrator as well as a Public Relations and marketing director.

She has served as Parent Teacher Association President and was on the founding committee of the Ronald McDonald House at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is also a member of the Board of Indigent Defense Services, Kansas State Board of Education, and the Teacher Credentialing Board.[1]

Committee membership – 2018 session

  • Committee on Insurance, Ranking Minority Member
  • Committee on Agriculture
  • Committee on General Government Budget

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Major donors

The top 5 donors to Neighbor's 2008 campaign:[3]

  • 1. Helena Whitlock Revocable Trust $20,000
  • 2. AT&T $1,500
  • 3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
  • 4. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000
  • 5. Kansas Medical Society $1,000

References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Cindy Neighbor Biography
  2. ↑ "Representative Cindy Neighbor | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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