Dan Thiessen (politician) explained

Dan Thiessen
State Senate1:Kansas
District1:15th
Term Start1:1981
Term End1:1992
Predecessor1:John Vermillion
Successor1:Tim Emert
State House2:Kansas
District2:8th
Term Start2:1969
Term End2:1980
Birth Date:1922 10, mf=yes
Residence:Independence, Kansas[1]
Party:Republican

Dan Thiessen (October 19, 1922 - November 17, 2012) was an American politician who served in the Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas State Senate.

Thiessen worked as a farmer and rancher in Independence, Kansas. He was elected to the Kansas House in 1968 and served six terms there; in 1980, he was elected to the Kansas Senate and served an additional three terms. In 1982, Thiessen was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, but the ticket was defeated and Thiessen remained in the Senate.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Thiessen, Dan . . kslib.info . State Library of Kansas . November 21, 2022.