Sydney Lynn Carlin is a Democrat representing Kansas House District 66 . She has served as a state representative since January 2003, currently in her eleventh term, and resides in Manhattan with four children; her spouse, John E. Carlin, passed away in 2015. Raised on a family farm in southeast Kansas, she began political activism in 1988 opposing a jail near schools, served on the Manhattan City Commission and as mayor , and won her House seat in 2002 after an earlier loss.

Notable achievements include bipartisan work on balanced tax policy, business climate, K-12 and higher education funding , arts/human rights/highway support, Military Bill of Rights, and educational opportunities for military families. She authored over a dozen laws, such as the False Claims Against the State Act, eminent domain restrictions, autism therapy insurance coverage, minor credit report freezes, military tuition bills, and revenge pornography legislation.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Attended Neosho County Community College; B.S. from Kansas State University .
• Political Experience: Manhattan City Commission/Mayor ; Kansas House of Representatives, District 66 . Serves on Appropriations; ranking minority member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture and Natural Resources committees.