Kansas House - District 66

• carlin@house.state.ks.us
• SydneyCarlin.com

phone: 7855396612

About

I am a fifth generation Kansan. My Paternal Great Great Grandfather was William Duncan. He was a delegate to the Big Springs Kansas Constitutional Convention from the Ft. Scott area.

My maternal grandfather, Arleigh Locke, was born in a log cabin by the Neosho River near Chanute in 1884.

My maternal great grandparents were born in Neosho County. The family has traced our history back to the Revolutionary War and I am the 8th generation from a Revolutionary War Soldier, John Locke born in Frederick Maryland 1751. I am a member of the Polly Ogden Chapter of the Daughter's of the American Revolution. I was first attracted to the Manhattan area while attending a 4-H Leadership Camp at Kansas State University when I was in high school.

Currently I am a member of the KSU Leadership Studies Advancement Council and the Manhattan Area Technical College General Advisory Board.

In 1972, I moved to Manhattan, leaving behind my retail decorating business, "Dick's Color Center", and an unhappy marriage which ended in divorce in 1971. I wanted to bring my two children to a University community and to be near my family. I bought my first home in 1973, at 330 Thurston, an address in my district. Finishing my college degree was a important priority for me, but one that I postponed while mothering my family and volunteering in the community.

John and I raised our children right here in Manhattan. Blaine, Becce and Ryan are each married, and we now have nine grand-children. Blaine graduated from Emporia State in Marketing and Business, Becce graduated from Kansas State in Secondary English Education. Having received his PhD from University of North Carolina in May 2008, Ryan is now a professor of Political Science. Mike is a 2001 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and is the Eastern Seaboard Division Sales Manager for a large manufacturing firm. We have life-long friends in Manhattan and have worked with virtually every segment of the infrastructure of this community.