Kevin Braun | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 5th district | |
In office October 20, 2018 –January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Steve Fitzgerald |
Succeeded by | Jeff Pittman |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Kansas City,Kansas |
Education | Friends University (MBA) |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Kevin Braun is an American businessman,military instructor,and politician from the state of Kansas. A Republican,he represented the 5th district of the Kansas Senate,based in Leavenworth and western Kansas City from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He lost to Democrat Jeff Pittman in the 2020 election. [3] He lost to Lynn Melton in the 2022 Kansas House of Representatives election for district 36. [4]
In 2018,Steve Fitzgerald resigned from the Senate following an unsuccessful run for Congress,and Braun was appointed by the Leavenworth and Wyandotte County Republican parties to fill the seat. [5] Prior to his appointment,Braun served in the United States Army Reserve for 32 years,including 5 years as an instructor at Fort Leavenworth,and additionally worked at a pharmaceutical company. [6]
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