Roger Toelkes Explained

Roger Eugene Toelkes
State House:Kansas
District:53rd
Term Start:2002
Term End:2004[1]
Predecessor:Dixie Toelkes
Successor:Ann Mah
Birth Date:1935 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Party:Democrat
Spouse:Dixie Toelkes (nee Hummer; m. November 27, 1954)
Children:2[2]
Residence:Topeka, Kansas, U.S.

Roger Eugene Toelkes[3] (born November 7, 1935)[4] is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004. He represented the 53rd District and lived in Topeka, Kansas.

Toelkes was appointed to the seat in 2002 to fill the expired term of his wife, Dixie Toelkes, who had held the seat since 1995, but resigned for health reasons. He was elected in his own right in 2002, but did not seek re-election in 2004.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Toelkes, Roger . . kslib.info . State Library of Kansas . December 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Dixie Toelkes Obituary . . July 1, 2015 . legacy.com . . December 29, 2022.
  3. News: Hummer-Toelkes Wedding In Topeka Catholic Church . 4 March 2023 . Manhattan Republic . 22 December 1954.
  4. Web site: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 . Ancestry . 4 March 2023.
  5. Web site: 2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals . sos.ks.gov . Kansas Secretary of State . December 29, 2022.