Johnson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas,along the border of the state of Missouri. Its county seat is Olathe. As of the 2020 census,the population was 609,863,the most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after Thomas Johnson,a Methodist missionary who was one of the state's first settlers. Largely suburban,the county contains a number of suburbs of Kansas City,Missouri,including Overland Park,a principal city of and second most populous city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Overland Park is a city in Johnson County,Kansas,United States,and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas. It is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area;along with being more densely populated than and the largest suburb of Kansas City,Missouri. As of the 2020 census,the population of the city was 197,238.
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.
John Elmer Linder is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the 4th from 1993 to 1997,the 11th from 1997 to 2003,and the 7th from 2003 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Janice Lenore Meyers was an American Republican party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas.
Lawrence Gates is the former Chair of the Kansas Democratic Party. During his tenure the Democrats were able to win top offices and make gains in the Kansas Legislature by appealing to moderate Republican and independent voters.
Black &Veatch (BV) is a global engineering,procurement,consulting and construction company based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 1915 in Kansas City,Missouri it is now headquartered in Overland Park,Kansas. It specializes in infrastructure development in power,oil and gas,water,telecommunications,government,mining,data centers,smart cities and banking and finance markets.
Henry S. Miller Company is one of the largest independent brokerage and property management firms in the Dallas-Fort Worth,Texas area. Founded in 1914,the business and the metroplex seemed to grow together. In a 1999 editorial naming the leading 20 Dallasites of the 20th Century,Henry S. Miller was called "the master of real estate brokerage."
Raymond F. Merrick is a Republican former member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing district 27 from 2013 to 2017. He was elected Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives in December 2012.
Scott Joseph Schwab 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.
John F. Hayes was a Kansas attorney and former majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Carl R. Gerlach is a former Mayor of Overland Park,Kansas.
Metcalf South Shopping Center was a shopping mall in Overland Park,Kansas. It opened in 1967,near a large,unique department store called the French Market,which later became a strip mall anchored by Kmart and Hancock Fabrics. The Metcalf South mall itself originally featured two main floors of retail space,although later a third floor of retail space was added,which in recent years became home to office space. It featured two anchor stores,later taken over by Macy's. Sears and the Glenwood Arts movie theater remained open in later years,while Macy's announced the closure of its Metcalf South store in January 2014.
Mike K. McKell is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Utah. A member of the Republican Party,McKell is a member of the Utah State Senate serving the 25th district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 7th District. He also previously served in the Utah House of Representatives,in the 66th district from 2013 to 2021. Spencer Cox,the Governor of Utah,is McKell's brother-in-law.
Elton Egedeous Engstrom Jr. was an American lawyer,businessman,writer,and politician. Engstrom served one term apiece in the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate as a Republican during the 1960s,leaving in 1971. He was also a part of one of Alaska's longest-enduring political families;his father served in Alaska's territorial and state senates,his mother served in the territorial house,and his daughter,Cathy Muñoz was a member of the Alaska House from 2011 through January 16,2017.
Creative Planning,LLC is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor majority owned by American financial advisor Peter Mallouk. The firm was founded in 1983,and is headquartered in Overland Park,Kansas. The company provides wealth management services for individuals,businesses and institutions,including investment management,financial planning,estate planning,tax planning,trust services,tax preparation and charitable giving services.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 7,1978. Incumbent Republican Senator James B. Pearson did not run for re-election to a third full term.
MIQ Logistics was a third party logistics company headquartered in Overland Park,Kansas. MIQ Logistics operated in global freight forwarding,customs brokerage,supply chain management,project logistics,origin consolidation,global trade management,warehouse management,and global business intelligence,with offices in North America,Asia,Europe,Africa,Australia,New Zealand,the Middle East,and Latin America.
Christopher D. Croft Sr. is a retired United States Army colonel and American politician serving as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He represents District 8,which includes the southwestern portion of the city of Overland Park,Kansas.
Dennis M. Wilson was a politician from the U.S. state of Kansas.
