Role Kansas politician | Name Robert Grant Religion Catholic | |
Born November 28, 1948Clovis, New Mexico ( 1948-11-28 ) Residence Cherokee, Kansas, United States | ||
Alma mater Labette Community College | ||
Robert P. Grant (November 28, 1948 – December 9, 2015) was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district. He served his first term from 1991 to 1994 and served from 1997 to 2013.
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Prior to becoming a representative, Grant served as mayor of Cherokee for 16 years. Long active in the community, he was involved with the American Legion, West Mineral Eagles and Pittsburg Elks Lodge #412 and with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Cherokee Gun Club.
Grant was married to his wife Lynn for 39 years. They have a daughter and two grandchildren.
He announced he would be retiring effective December 10, 2013. Grant died on December 9, 2015 at the age of 67 after a short illness.
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Major donors
The top 5 donors to Grant's 2008 campaign came mostly from professional associations: