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Welcome to Alan Jilka for US Congress

A former three-term Mayor of Salina, Kansas, Alan Jilka's family roots go back more than 130 years in the First Congressional District.

His mother's family settled in Saline and Ottawa Counties in the 1870s where, for more than four generations, they have raised wheat, corn, soybeans and alfalfa, as well as hogs and cattle.

Alan's paternal great-grandparents emigrated from Czechoslovakia to Ellsworth County, near Black Wolf, in 1878. They grew wheat until his Grandfather opened Jilka Furniture in downtown Salina in 1923, which remains one of the oldest and best-known family businesses in Western Kansas.

In 1995 Alan returned home to Kansas to join his family's retail furniture business and launch his career in local politics.

In April 1997 he was elected to the first of three four-year terms on the Salina City Commission. His successful tenure as Mayor and on the City Commission was highlighted by an unprecedented number of major capital improvement projects for the community and small business.

In April 2009 Alan stepped down from the Salina City Commission after twelve years and three terms as Mayor. He is one of only two individuals in the history of Salina to serve three separate stints as Mayor.

On October 1, 2009, Alan Jilka launched his campaign to represent the First Congressional District of Kansas.

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