Dinah Sykes

Legislative Strategies Roundtable: Lessons & Insights From Midwestern Leaders

Dinah Sykes is serving her second term in the Kansas Senate and her first as leader of the Senate Democrats. She is the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Education and is the Vice Chair on the Senate Committee on Confirmation Oversight. Prior to her election in 2016, she ran her own business as a personal chef and worked as a development officer in higher education. Sykes is active in her community and has a passion for serving others. She has served as a PTA treasurer and PTA president and on the Kansas Children’s Cabinet, and is a member of the KC2026 Board, which is leading the city’s preparations for serving as a host of the 2026 World Cup. Sykes lives in Lenexa with her husband.