Forrest Knox | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dwayne Umbarger |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Givens |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
| In office January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Compton |
| Succeeded by | Larry Hibbard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1956 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Reneé |
| Children | 13 |
| Education | Kansas State University Israel Institute of Technology |
Forrest Knox (born March 17, 1956) is a farmer / stockman who has lived in Wilson County, Kansas since 1990. Prior to losing a Republican primary to Bruce Givens in 2016, he served in the Kansas Senate from 2013 to 2017, representing the 14th district encompassing all or part of Butler, Chautauqua, Coffey, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, and Woodson Counties - which includes much of the Kansas Flint Hills. Prior to that, he served eight years in the Kansas House of Representatives, District 13. Knox was born in Topeka, Kansas.
Knox has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and a Master's in mechanical engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology. He lives on their farm outside Chanute, Kansas with his wife Reneé. They have 13 children, four of whom were adopted.