| Dan Osman | |
| State House: | Kansas |
| District: | 48th |
| Term Start: | July 7, 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Jennifer Day |
| Birth Place: | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA) University of Kansas (JD) |
Dan Osman is an American politician and attorney who serves as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 48th district in Johnson County, Kansas since July 7, 2021.[1] Osman was reelected in the 2022 Kansas State House Elections.[2]
Osman was born in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy until eighth grade, then graduated from the Shawnee Mission School District.[3] Representative Osman is an attorney and graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law.[4]
Representative Osman previously served on the Hickman Mills Board of Education in Kansas City, Missouri, including as vice president of the board. He was previously a prosecutor in Jackson County, Missouri.[5] Representative Osman unsuccessfully sought a seat on the Overland Park City Council in 2019.[6]
He was elected by Democratic Party committee members in the 48th district on July 7, 2021, to complete the term of former Rep. Jennifer Day who resigned in June 2021.[7] The 48th district includes parts of Overland Park.[8]
Since his election to the Kansas House of Representatives, Osman has served on the committees for Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development; Judiciary; and Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight.[9] Osman ran for reelection in 2022, and won. He stated later that he planned on running for reelection in 2024. [10]
Osman lives in Overland Park with his family. Osman is Jewish.[11]