Bill Wisdom (Kansas politician)

Bill Wisdom
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 6th district
In office
1993 – January 13, 1997
Preceded byJohn Steineger
Succeeded byChris Steineger
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
1975–1992
Preceded byHarley Huggins
Succeeded byPat Pettey
Personal details
Born(1932-04-11)April 11, 1932
Cottonwood, Coal County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died(2004-01-21)January 21, 2004
Houston, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoann Wisdom[1]
Children2
ResidenceKansas City[2]
Alma materKansas City Kansas Community College

Bill Wisdom (April 11, 1932 – January 21, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Kansas state legislature from 1975 to 1996.

Wisdom was born and grew up in Oklahoma. He moved to Kansas as a young man to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College, and subsequently worked as a supervisor for General Motors.[1]

Wisdom was originally elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1975. He served for 9 terms as a Democrat, leaving the House in 1992; in that year, he was elected to the Kansas State Senate succeeding John Steineger, where he served a single term before being replaced by John's son Chris Steineger.

  1. ^ a b "Bill Wisdom Obituary". Kansas City Star. January 25, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Wisdom, Bill". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 16, 2022.