Douglas County is located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence. As of the 2020 census,the county population was 118,785,making it the fifth-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after Stephen Douglas,a U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the moderate popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate.
Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County,Kansas,United States,and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state,astride Interstate 70,between the Kansas and Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University.
B2K was an American boy band that was active from 1998 to 2004,and again from 2018 to 2019. In 1998,the group was formed by American dance choreographer Dave Scott and Interscope A&R Keshia Gamble. The members consisted of Lil' Fizz,J-Boog,Raz-B,and Omarion. The group released their self-titled debut album on March 12,2002. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and number one on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Dennis Moore was an American politician and lawyer,a "Blue Dog" centrist who served for six terms as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3rd congressional district,from 1999 until 2011. He was a member of the Kansas Democratic Party.
Pittsburg State University is a public university in Pittsburg,Kansas,United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
John Wesley "Boog" Powell is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1961 through 1977,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. The four-time All-Star led the American League in 1964 with a .606 slugging percentage and won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1970. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1979,Powell was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
The 2006 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius,who sported high approval ratings ran for re-election to serve a second and final term. Governor Sebelius was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and she faced the Republican nominee,State Senator Jim Barnett,who emerged from a crowded primary. Sebelius soundly defeated Barnett and cruised to re-election,which was quite a considerable feat for a Democrat in staunchly conservative Kansas. This was Sebelius's second time winning a majority and was part of a trend from 1984 to 2010 where 7 of 8 Kansas gubernatorial elections were won with a majority rather than a simple plurality. No candidate received a majority of votes in 2014,2018 or 2022.
Vincent Keith Snowbarger is an American lawyer and politician from Kansas. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.
Dennis Thomas Flynn was an American politician and a Delegate from Oklahoma Territory to the United States House of Representatives.
Newell Adolphus George was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Dennis McKinney is a former Kansas State Treasurer. He was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives where he represented the 116th House District for ten terms,the last six as the Democratic Party's leader in the Kansas House. In January 2017,he was a Democratic candidate for the party's nomination as the 4th District of Kansas nominee in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the Democrats' 4th District nominating convention February 10,2017,he narrowly lost to James Thompson.
The 2010 congressional elections in Kansas were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would survive the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has 4 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
Dennis Bonner is a former legislator,politician,and U.S Army veteran. He was elected as a Democrat state legislator representing the 51st District in the Missouri House of Representatives from January 1995 through January 2003. He practiced law,first in partnership with Ralph Monaco,and then in his own private practice in Lee's Summit,Missouri.
Dennis D. Pyle is an independent member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 1st district since 2005. He ran for governor of Kansas in the 2022 election.
Paul Martin O'Leary was an American economist and educator,and the first Dean of the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management. He served on the faculty of Cornell University from 1924 until 1967,taking several leaves to join other economists from Eastern universities in Franklin D. Roosevelt's brain trust.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kansas on November 4,2014. Primary elections were held on August 5.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
Horst Boog was a German historian who specialised in the history of Nazi Germany and World War II. He was the research director at the Military History Research Office (MGFA). Boog was a contributor to several volumes of the seminal work Germany and the Second World War from the MGFA. He was an expert on the Luftwaffe and the German side of the aerial war in Europe during World War II.
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Kansas,with primary elections taking place on August 2,2022. Governor Laura Kelly ran for re-election to a second term,facing Republican State Attorney General Derek Schmidt in the general election.
