Sydney Carlin is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Kansas House of Representatives

Kansas House of Representatives

The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kansas Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. State of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafting and voting on...

, representing the 66th district. She has served since 2003.

Carlin is a member of a number of community organizations, including the American Cancer Society, American Legion Society, Fraternal Order of the Police, Habitat for Humanity, Heart Association, and the Manhattan Arts Center. Prior to being elected to the Kansas House, Carlin served on the Manhattan City Commission, 1993-97 and mayor of Manhattan, 1996-97.

Committee membership

• Appropriations
• Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget (Ranking Member)
• Aging and Long Term Care
• Joint Committee on Arts and Cultural Resources

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Carlin's 2008 campaign:

• 1. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
• 2. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
• 3. Carlin, John & Sydney $978
• 4. Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc $800
• 5. Kansas Optometric Assoc $750

External links

• Official Website
• Kansas Legislature - Sydney Carlin
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Kansas Votes profile
• State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
• Campaign contributions: 1998,2002, 2004, 2006, 2008