Anthony Hensley (born September 2, 1953) is a former Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district since 1992.
[citation needed] On November 3, 2020, he was defeated in his re-election campaign by Republican Rick Kloos.
[3] Kloos beat Hensley 16,141 votes to 15,383 votes, 51% to 49%, on the November 3, 2020 general election—in what Titus Wu of the Topeka Capitol-Journal called "a huge upset victory".
He then taught special education at Topeka's Capital City School until 2011.
Hensley teaches government and political affairs to high school students within the Topeka area.