Barry Grissom | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Kansas | |
| In office August 20, 2010 – April 15, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lanny Welch (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McAllister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1954 Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Kansas (BS) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
Barry Ray Grissom (born April 12, 1954)[1] is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas from 2010 to 2016.[2][3] On July 1, 2019, Barry Grissom officially launched his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate.[4] On October 17, 2019, he dropped out of the race, and endorsed former Kansas state Senator Barbara Bollier for the race.[5]
- ^ "Barry Ray Grissom; from "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"". FamilySearch. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". Justice.gov. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Roxana Hegeman (April 11, 2016). "Barry Grissom retiring as U.S. attorney for Kansas". Kansas.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Lowry, Bryan (July 1, 2019). "Former federal prosecutor hopes to break Kansas Dems' losing streak in Senate races". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Barry Grissom withdraws from US Senate race, endorses Barbara Bollier". kwch.com. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2019.