Rick Kloos

Rick Kloos
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byAnthony Hensley
Personal details
Born
Richard Gene Kloos

(1966-07-26) July 26, 1966 (age 58)
Miltonvale, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpousePennie Kloos
Children4
EducationTrinity College, Ellendale, North Dakota (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Richard Gene Kloos (born July 26, 1966) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district, which covers Topeka and eastern Shawnee County, western Douglas County and all of Osage County and Jefferson County.[1] On November 3, 2020, he defeated Anthony Hensley, who had been holding office in the Kansas statehouse for 44 years, by 51.2% to 48.8%.[2][3]

  1. ^ Carpenter, Tim. Ill-fated campaign for Kan. governor guides shocking run against icon Hensley, Hays Post, Eagle Communications, November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Election Results, KSNT-TV Channel 27, Topeka, Kansas, November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Wu, Titus. Rick Kloos pulls upset win over Anthony Hensley; GOP sweeps Topeka’s Kansas Senate races, Topeka Capitol-Journal, November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.