Will Carpenter | |
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Member of the KansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 75th district | |
Assumed office January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mary Martha Good |
In office 2013–2017 | |
Preceded by | John Grange |
Succeeded by | Mary Martha Good |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton,Kansas,U.S. | July 4,1956
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ann |
Children | 3 |
Will Carpenter (born July 4,1956) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 75th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office in January 2019.
Carpenter was born in Hamilton,Kansas,in 1956. [1]
Outside of politics,Carpenter has owned several small businesses,including a car wash,market,and storage facility. He represented the 75th district in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. [2] In August 2016,Carpenter was defeated for re-election in the Republican primary. He was re-elected to his old seat in November 2018. Since 2019,he has served as chair of the House Social Services Budget Committee. [3] [4]
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