John Doll (Kansas politician)

John Doll
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byLarry Powell
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 123rd district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byReynaldo Mesa
Succeeded byJohn Wheeler
Personal details
Born (1957-07-03) July 3, 1957 (age 67)
Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (After 2006-2018, 2019–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2018–2019)
Democratic (2006)
SpouseJanet
Children2
EducationEmporia State University
St. Mary of the Plains College (BA)

John Doll (born July 3, 1957) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 39th district since 2017. He ran for Congress to represent Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2006 as a Democrat.[2] Sometime between 2006 and 2012 he joined the Republican Party. Prior to 2018, he was a Republican, serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017, representing the 123rd district (part of Garden City in Finney County).[3] From 2010 to 2011, he served as the mayor of Garden City, Kansas.[4][5] On March 7, 2018, Doll announced that he would register as an independent and would be the running mate of independent gubernatorial candidate Greg Orman in the gubernatorial election in 2018 to become the next Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.[6] He rejoined the Republican Party in 2019.

  1. ^ The Kansas City Star [dead link]
  2. ^ "KS-01: I am running for Congress because I am outraged". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "John Doll's Biography". Voter Smart. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "John Doll - Candidate for State Senator District 39, Kansas - August 2, 2016 Kansas Republican Party State Primary - Vote-KS". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rep. John Doll (R-Kansas) biography". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Notice of Change of Party Affiliation Per §22 of the Rules of the Kansas State Senate" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2018.