Thank you District 19 voters: Jim Denning wins Primary 77% by 23% August 3
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CLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE FOR AUGUST 3 PRIMARY Jim was born in 1956, the sixth of nine children of Paul and Albertine Denning. Jim grew up in Western Kansas in the city of Great Bend. Jim’s dad Paul worked in the oil field as a rough neck and pipe fitter. Jim’s mom Albertine was a full time mom until all the kids were grown and self sufficient, then she worked as a nurse’s aid. After graduating from Great Bend Senior High School, Jim attended Fort Hays State University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance with emphasis in accounting and economics. Immediately after graduation from Fort Hays, Jim and Marearl moved to Dallas, Texas where Jim worked as a financial analyst for First International Bancshares and the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. Jim became CFO/CEO of Dallas Eye Institute for several years before moving back to Kansas in 1993 to join Discover Vision Centers as the CEO. |
Jim has been involved in the local community as well as the national and international community. Jim serves on many local boards including Independence Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Bank Advisory Board, State Ambulatory Surgery Society Association, Metropolitan Medical Society Legislative Committee, and Regional Specialty Providers. Jim was a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year and has written countless articles and book chapters on the business of health care. Jim has been involved in many market changing FDA clinical trials. The most well known trials include helping develop the mathematical nomogram used in LASIK surgery and a bifocal type of technology implant used in cataract surgery. Jim worked for five (5) years on getting a ground breaking CMS policy allowing Medicare patients to pay out of pocket for the elective bifocal implant procedure. A policy of this nature was a first and created a new, non taxpayer funded industry for Eye Surgeons, CMS Ruling No. 05-01.
| Jim and Marearl married in 1981 and have lived in the same house in Overland Park for 17 years. Jim and Marearl have two daughters and five grandchildren.
Both Jim and Marearl’s dads were born on the same day and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. Marearl’s dad fought in Bastogne and Jim’s Dad fought in Sessenheim-Stattmatten where he had orders to “hold at all cost”. Which he did, was captured, and was a POW in Stalag 11-B until liberated in April 1945. |
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Contact Jim at (913) 488-1076 or email at info@jimdenning4kansas.com
PRESS RELEASE
March 26, 2010
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DENNING FILES CANDIDACY Medical Practice CEO, Fiscal Conservative Jim Denning Files for Kansas State Representative, District 19 Overland Park – Discover Vision Centers CEO Jim Denning has filed as a candidate for Kansas State Representative for District 19. Job growth in the private sector, reducing the bloated budget and government, and access to health care will be major priorities for Denning. The growth of Discover Vision Centers into one of the largest and most successful medical practices demonstrates Denning's ability to provide solutions for the problems facing Kansas government. “I plan to use my experience as a financial analyst and CEO of a large integrated medical practice employing almost 300 employees to offer a business perspective to the budget and job creation challenges facing the state of Kansas.” Denning went on to say. “Until we acknowledge that we cannot continue to spend recklessly as we have in the past, Kansas will not realize its growth potential.” When asked why he is running, Denning made the following comments. “Kansas and Johnson County in particular is a great place to live, work, raise a family, and own a business. To insure these important elements are true in the future, the unbounded expansion of government must stop. At a time when Kansans have been forced to reduce expenses in their homes and businesses, the state budget has continued to grow. Both parties have deviated from core common sense principles of not spending more than we can afford. We need to return to these core principles of living within our means and limit the overreaching growth of government. Focusing on the important common sense basics will get the economy growing and businesses hiring again.” For more information contact Jim Denning at 913-488-1076 and go to www.JimDenning4Kansas.com |
Paid for by Jim Denning for Kansas, Kathy Vance, Treasurer
Jim Denning for Kansas State Representative, District 19
11184 Antioch, Suite 290 • Overland Park, KS 66210-2420
Kathy Vance, Treasurer