David Kerr (Kansas politician)

David Kerr
President of the Kansas Senate
In office
January 8, 2001 – 2004
Preceded byDick Bond
Succeeded byStephen Morris
Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 34th District
In office
1985–2004
Preceded byBert Chaney
Succeeded byTerry Bruce
Personal details
BornMay 4, 1945[1]
Pratt, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
RelationsFred Kerr (brother)
ResidenceHutchinson, Kansas

David Kerr (born May 4, 1945) is an American former politician who spent two decades as a Republican in the Kansas State Senate.

Born in the town of Pratt,[1] Kerr grew up in Coats, Kansas[2] and attended the University of Kansas, where he received his M.B.A. After working internationally for Trans-World Airlines, he returned to Kansas and successfully ran for the 34th Senate district in 1984.

Kerr spent the next two decades serving in the Senate. He eventually rose to become chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, as well as serving as president of the Senate from 2001 to 2004. In 2002, he sought the GOP nomination for governor, but didn't win the primary election. He declined to run for reelection in 2004.

  1. ^ a b "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Kerr, Dave". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Goter, Dale (August 23, 2019). "Interview of Dave Kerr". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 1, 2022.