Ken Collins | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 2nd district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Adam Lusker |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburg,Kansas,U.S. | January 27,1963
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Mulberry,Kansas,U.S. |
Alma mater | Fort Scott Community College (AS) Friends University (BS) |
Website | kenforkansas.net |
Kenneth Collins (born January 27,1963) is an American politician in the state of Kansas. He has served as a Republican in the Kansas House of Representatives for the 2nd district since 2019. [1]
He attended Fort Scott Community College where he earned an Associates of Science and attended Friends University from 1999 to 2001 where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Computer Information Systems. [2] [3]
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