Dick Bond | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Dick_Bond_1953.png) Dick Bond in 1953 | |
| Member of the Kansas Board of Regents | |
| In office June 21, 2002 – 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Clay Blair III |
| President of the Kansas Senate | |
| In office January 13, 1997 – January 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Burke |
| Succeeded by | David Kerr |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office December 1, 1986 – January 8, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Jack D. Walker |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Lee Bond September 18, 1935 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 2020 (aged 84) Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Suzanne Sedgwich |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA, JD) |
Richard Lee Bond[1] (September 18, 1935 – July 23, 2020) was an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 8th district from 1986 to 2001. A member of the Republican Party, Bond also served as the Majority Whip and President of the Senate. Prior to his tenure in the Kansas Senate, he served as an assistant to three members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bond was born in Kansas and practiced law after graduating from the University of Kansas. He served as a city attorney and as an administrative assistant to Representatives Robert Ellsworth, Larry Winn, and Jan Meyers. In 1986, he was appointed to the Kansas Senate to fill the vacancy caused by Jack D. Walker's election as lieutenant governor. In 1992, he was selected to serve as the Majority Whip for the Republicans and was later selected to serve as the President of the Senate in 1997.
After leaving the Kansas Senate he served on the Kansas Board of Regents until his term expired in 2007. During the 2014 and 2018 gubernatorial elections he supported the Democratic nominees and opposed the policies of Governor Sam Brownback and the right-ward shift of the Republican Party.