An Emporia resident, Susan Fowler, has revealed she will run for the 17th District seat in the Kansas Senate.

That district includes Junction City and a portion of Geary County plus Lyon County and portions of Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The seat is currently held by Jeff Longbine.

Fowler is a life-long resident of the district, chair of the Lyon County Democratic Party since 2009 and chair of the Kansas Democratic Chairs Caucus since 2013.

She is an information management consultant who runs her own business.