Joan Wagnon

Joan Wagnon
Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party
In office
2011–2015
Preceded byLawrence Gates
Succeeded byLarry Meeker
Kansas Secretary of Revenue
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
GovernorKathleen Sebelius
Mark Parkinson
Preceded bySteve Richards
Succeeded byNick Jordan
Mayor of Topeka
In office
1997–2001
Preceded byButch Felker
Succeeded byButch Felker
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
1983–1994
Personal details
Born (1940-10-17) October 17, 1940 (age 84)
Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWilliam O. Wagnon
ChildrenJack, William
ResidenceTopeka, Kansas
Alma materHendrix College

Joan Wagnon (née Davis; born October 17, 1940) is an American former politician. She was a representative in the Kansas House of Representatives between 1983 and 1995 and the mayor of Topeka, Kansas, between 1997 and 2001. She was secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue from 2003 to 2011, when she took over as chair of the Kansas Democratic Party, a position that she held until 2015.