Sandy Praeger

Sandy Praeger
24th Kansas Insurance Commissioner
In office January 13, 2003 – January 12, 2015
Governor	Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson Sam Brownback
Preceded by	Kathleen Sebelius
Succeeded by	Ken Selzer
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 11, 1993 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Wint Winter Jr.
Succeeded by	Mark Buhler
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 44th district
In office January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1993
Preceded by	Jessie M. Branson
Succeeded by	Barbara Ballard
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-21) October 21, 1944 (age 80) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mark Praeger
Alma mater	University of Kansas

Sandy Praeger (born October 21, 1944) is a former politician from the U.S. state of Kansas who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner from 2003 to 2015. Prior to her term as insurance commissioner, she was a member of the Kansas Senate and Kansas House of Representatives, and served as mayor of Lawrence, Kansas. Although she won her elections as a Republican, she disagreed with the more conservative faction in her party, eventually leading her to endorse a Democrat to succeed her as insurance commissioner.