title: Stephanie Clayton
text: # Stephanie Clayton
  
  Stephanie Clayton (July 9, 1977) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 19th district (Overland Park in Johnson County). She has served since 2013. She was elected as a Republican, but after winning reelection on November 9, 2018, with 58.9% of the vote, she announced she was changing her party affiliation on December 19, 2018.
  
  On November 15, 2019, she announced her candidacy for the 7th district seat in the Kansas Senate. On January 21, 2020, she announced that she was ending her campaign for the Kansas Senate and would seek reelection to a fifth term in the Kansas House of Representatives.
  
  On March 10, 2020, she was appointed as ranking minority member of the House Education Committee. Representative Clayton assumed the posts of minority whip and ranking minority member of the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee in January 2021. She retained her House seat, running unopposed and winning on November 3, 2020, with 12,369 votes.
  
  On November 8, 2022, she was reelected to her House seat, with 58.9% of the vote.
  
  ## Kansas House of Representatives
  
  2023-2024 Committees
  
  * Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
  * Federal and State Affairs
  * Taxation
  * Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council
  * Rules
  
  2021-2022 Committees
  
  * Ranking Minority Member of Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
  * Federal and State Affairs
  * Taxation
  * Redistricting
  * Rules and Journal
  
  2019-2020 Committees
  
  * Ranking Minority Member of Education (March 10, 2020 – January 11, 2021)
  * Federal and State Affairs
  * Member of Education (January 15, 2019 - March 10, 2020)
  * Taxation
  * 2019 Special Committee on Federal and State Affairs
  
  2017-2018 Committees
  
  * Vice Chairman of Social Services Budget
  * Federal and State Affairs
  * Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
  
  2015-2016 Committees
  
  * Federal and State Affairs
  * Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
  * Social Services Budget
  
  2013-2014 Committees
  
  * Utilities and Telecommunications
  * Transportation and Public Safety Budget
  * Local Government
  