Alan Jilka
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Alan Jilka is an American politician and writer. He is a former three-term Mayor and City Commissioner of Salina, Kansas and a Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District of Kansas in the 2010 election.
Alan Jilka | |
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| Mayor of Salina, Kansas | |
| In office 1997–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1962 Salina, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Salina, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (B.A.) University of South Carolina (M.A.) Kansas State University (M.A.) |
Education edit
Jilka is Catholic and of Czech descent He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in History, and earned an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of South Carolina. He completed additional coursework towards a Ph.D in Spanish and Portuguese at Vanderbilt University, studied abroad in Guadalajara, Mexico and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
In August 2017, Jilka earned another Master's Degree, in Personal Financial Planning, from Kansas State University.[1]
Career edit
Alan Jilka began his political career as a legislative aide to Congressman Dan Glickman (D-KS). He is a writer on various weblogs and newspaper sites such as the Kansas Free Press, focusing on issues of business and politics.[2][3][4][5]
Jilka was a three-term Mayor and City Commissioner of Salina, Kansas, and Democrat Nominee for the 1st Congressional District of Kansas in the U.S. House. He lost the election in 2010 to Tim Huelskamp.
Jilka now works as an Investment Consultant at United Capital.
References edit
- ^ alumnus, a father who was a KSU; Player, Former Basketball; Salina, he is now a full-fledged Wildcat Alan has been involved in politics for most of the past two decades Highlights include serving three terms as Mayor of; guitar, a campaign in 2010 for the Kansas' first district seat in the U. S. House of Representatives In his free time Alan enjoys playing the; cycling; son, is an avid snow skier He can also be found at soccer games with his foster; Luis. "Purpose Driven Financial Planning". www.ucmofkansas.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kansas Free Press - Alan Jilka's Articles". Kansas Free Press. November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Jilka Visits U.S. / Mexico Border on Fact-Finding Mission". KSAL. July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ . Kansas City Kansan. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.
- ^ . Fort Hays State University. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.