Kansas Governor Laura Kelly orders flag to half-staff in observance of Representative Jennings’s passing

Yesterday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff for all state buildings, facilities, and grounds to honor Kansas Representative Russ Jennings.

This order is already in effect and will remain that status until sundown on Sunday, October 31.

Jennings represented Kansas House District 122 since 2013.

A news release from Governor Laura Kelly’s office says, “Prior to being elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, Representative Jennings served as a deputy sheriff in Kearny County, director of the Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center, a district magistrate judge and as a member of Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority.”

Representative Jennings was 66.