Dennis (Boog) Highberger | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 46th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Paul Davis |
Succeeded by | Brooklynne Mosley |
Personal details | |
Born | Garnett,Kansas,U.S. | September 26,1959
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Lawrence,Kansas |
Alma mater | University of Kansas JD 1992 |
Profession | attorney |
Dennis "Boog" Highberger (born September 26,1959) is an American politician. He served as a City Council member in Lawrence,Kansas from 2003 through 2009 and was the city's mayor from 2005 through 2006. [1] He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1992. [1] He was an attorney with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) from 1992 to 2011. He has been a Democratic member for the 46th district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2015. [2] [1]
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