Sara Weir's Biography
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Full Name:
Sara Hart Weir
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Olathe
Home City:
Mission, KS
Certificate, Emerging Leaders Program, Harvard Kennedy School, 2017
Master of Science, Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University- Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Political Leadership, Westminster College, 2004
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kansas, District 3, 2020
No caucus information on file.
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Down Syndrome Society, 2014-2019
Vice President, National Down Syndrome Society, 2012-2014
Interim President, National Down Syndrome Society, 2014
Established, "Chief Executive Officer Commission for the Future of Work"
Established, Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC)
Established, The One and Only Campaign
Lobbied and Advocated, Stephen Beck Junior, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, 2014
Awards:
"Leadership Olathe" Graduate of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce, 1999
Olathe South High School Principal's Senior Leadership of the Year Award, 2000
Westminster College Senior of the Year, 2004
Winston Churchill Award for Leadership and Service, 2004
Westminster College Young Alumni Achievement Award, 2014
Father's Name:
Dr. Scott Weir
Father's Occupation:
Former scientist at Marion Labs
Director for the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation at the University of Kansas Cancer Center
Mother's Name:
Lucy Weir
Mother's Occupation:
Realtor at Better Homes and Gardens
Priority Issues:
Balancing America's Taxes and Debt
Healthcare and Healthier Lives for Americans
Women's and Family Economic Empowerment
21st Century Immigration Reform
Free and Open Trade Drives Competition
Pro-Life
Supporting Education, Our Students, and Our Future
Standing with Our Kansas Troops and Veterans
Supporting Israel