Background
Emler, Jay Scott was born on May 25, 1949 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Joseph Frederick and Lois Justine (Scott) Emler.
politician Member of the Kansas Senate
Emler, Jay Scott was born on May 25, 1949 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Joseph Frederick and Lois Justine (Scott) Emler.
Bachelor, Bethany College, Kansas, 1971; Juris Doctor, U. Denver, 1976; emergency medical technician degree, Hutchinson Community College, Kansas, 1979.
He previously worked as a Municipal Judge in Lindsborg. Emler assumed the position when the Senate convened January 10, 2011. Emler accepted an appointment to the Kansas Corporation Commission and resigned his seat in the Kansas Senate in 2014, which is now occupied by Clark Shultz.
He lives in Lindsborg, is married to Lorraine Emler and practices law in McPherson.
Senator. Emler works on these legislative committees:
Ways and Means
Joint Committee on Kansas Security (vice-chair)
Commerce
Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
Joint Committee on State Building Construction
Utilities
Some of the top contributors to Senator. Emler"s 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:
Kansas Republican Senatorial Committee, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Contractors Association, Koch Industries, Pioneer Communications
Energy and natural resources companies were his largest donor group.
Administrator Lindsborg Volunteer Ambulance Corps., 1979-1985. Chairman Lindsborg chapter McPherson County March of Dimes, 1979-1986. Member Kansas Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Council, 1985-1988, chairman, 1987-1988.
Board directors Lindsborg Community Hospital, 1981-1993, vice president, 1987-1991, president, 1992-1993. Member American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, McPherson County Bar Association (chairman law day committee 1978, secretary-treasurer 1985-1986, president 1994-1995), Saline County Bar Association, Kansas Municipal Judges Association (board directors 1981-1988, president 1985-1987, Chairman.legis. action committee 1983-1985), Kansas Supreme Court Municipal Judges Advisory Committee, Kansas Judicial Council (municipal court manual review committee since 1981, chairman since 1995), Kansas Association Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Adminstrs. (secretary 1980-1985).
Married Lorraine KristinePearson, May 30, 1970.