Scott Schwab

Scott Schwab
32nd Secretary of State of Kansas
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
GovernorLaura Kelly
Preceded byKris Kobach
Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byPeggy Mast
Succeeded byBlaine Finch
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byBenjamin Hodge
Succeeded byMegan Lynn
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 8, 2007
Preceded byDennis Pyle
Succeeded byBenjamin Hodge
Personal details
Born
Scott Joseph Schwab

(1972-07-09) July 9, 1972 (age 52)
Great Bend, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMichele
Children4 (1 deceased)
ResidenceOlathe, Kansas
EducationFort Hays State University (BA)

Scott Joseph Schwab (born July 9, 1972[1]) is an American politician serving as the 32nd Secretary of State of Kansas. He served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 49th district, from 2009 to 2019. He also served as Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. He received national attention when his son, Caleb, was killed in an accident on the Schlitterbahn Kansas City, Kansas water park's Verrückt water slide. In November 2018, he was elected Kansas Secretary of State.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Schwab, Scott". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ McCoy, Donald R. (February 2000). Landon, Alfred Mossman (1887-1987), governor of Kansas and Republican presidential nominee. American National Biography Online. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600763.
  3. ^ "Scott Schwab of Olathe wins Republican vote to replace Kobach as secretary of state". kansascity. Retrieved August 18, 2018.