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Eric Jenkins

Eric Jenkins

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Overview

Current roleU.S. Army officer (retired colonel)

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

LocationKansas

BackgroundU.S. Army officer (retired colonel)

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EducationU.S. Army War College (graduate)

Notable personal detailsEric Jenkins is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Kansas’s 3rd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and has described a 34-year military career with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He also served on the Shawnee, Kansas City Council (2015–2023), including as council president (2021–2023), and has worked as a career professional at FEMA.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Public Safety & Guns

Eric Jenkins has received endorsements from the Kansas State Rifle Association and has been listed by local political outlets as a Republican candidate for Kansas congressional races, indicating a pro-Second Amendment, pro-gun-rights orientation and alignment with law-enforcement-friendly positions. Public materials and endorsements show support from a statewide pro-gun group but do not contain a detailed policy platform on specific proposals like background checks, red flag laws, or assault-weapons bans.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$18.9K
$14.2K
$9.5K
$4.7K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$18.9K
$12.3K
$6.6K
$349.09

Source: FEC

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