district residence state_senate party profession birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name
9th olathe , kansas kansas republican executive recruiter 22 february 1957 2006 jeff lynn julia lynn
 kansas julia lynn
julia lynn

julia lynn is a republican member of the kansas senate , representing the 9th district -lrb- olathe , de soto & gardner -rrb- since 2006 .
on december 3 , 2012 , she was elected by her colleagues as assistant majority leader , with 22 of 32 votes .
it was the first time senate republicans conducted leadership elections in senate chambers .
elections have previously been conducted in a smaller conference room .
another woman , sen. susan wagle of wichita , was elected senate president that day .
she lives in olathe and is married to jeff lynn .
they have two children .
