Barbara Allen (born February 8, 1961) is a

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, Kansas state senator from the 8th District. She is from

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, and is an attorney. Allen graduated with a

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from

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(now the

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Mount Vernon campus) and a

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from the

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Law School. She was first appointed to the

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to fill the remainder of the term of

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, who resigned in 1987, and won re-election in her own right for an additional six terms. In the 2000 election, she won a seat in the Kansas Senate, where she served for two terms. In March 2005, Allen was informed that she had

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. Unable to be treated in Kansas, Allen sought treatment at the

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. After, twelve rounds of chemotherapy, thirty-three radiation treatments, and surgery, doctors said that they could not detect any cancer.Barbara Allen: breast cancer survivor
, more.com; accessed September 21, 2014. She is a patron of the Kansas Children's Cabinet.

Personal life

Allen is a native of

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. She married Kevin Moriarty in November 2011.

Political experience

*Senator, Kansas State Senate, 2001–2008 *Representative, Kansas State House, 1989–2001 *Assistant Attorney General, 1985–1987

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Barbara University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Women state legislators in Kansas Mount Vernon Seminary and College alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians Politicians from Overland Park, Kansas 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians Republican Party Kansas state senators Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives 1961 births