Jill Ward

Jill Ward is an American politician from Kansas who currently represents the 105th district of the Kansas House of Representatives. She is a Republican.

Biography Ward is a life-long resident of Wichita and worked as an account executive for a distributor of facility supplies.

State representative Incumbent Republican Brenda Landwehr announced she would be retiring with Ward facing off against David Hickman in the Republican primaries. Ward centered her campaign on not being a career politician and supporting small business, while Hickman, a pastor with master's degrees in Bible psychology and Christian education ran a more conservative campaign.

Burke, who earned a master's degree from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University worked as the superintendent of the Haysville School District and worked as an adjunct professor at several universities. Ward would beat Burke with 5,258 votes (59%) to Burke's 3,654 (41%).

Personal life Jill is married to Todd Wolters and is a Catholic.