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Kristen Blanchard Ansley

Executive Director

Kristen Blanchard Ansley joined Private Citizen as its Executive Director in 2016 and and specializes in advancing the conservative message of constitutionally-based principles. She is the founder and President of KBA, LLC, a Kansas City-based firm, specializing in advancing the conservative message of constitutionally-based principles.

Blanchard Ansley practiced civil defense litigation for the law firm of Blanchard, Robertson, Mitchell & Carter, P.C. in her hometown of Joplin, Missouri before becoming Acting Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party to serve during the 2017 transition.

Blanchard Ansley was a member of Governor Matt Blunt’s official administration, and served as Press Secretary and Majority Communications Director for the Missouri Speaker of the House under the leadership of Ron Richard.

Blanchard Ansley earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School and Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Business Communications from Westminster College.