Dennis M. Wilson (August 10, 1950 – September 11, 2020) was a politician from the U.S. state of Kansas. Born in

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, Wilson made his political career in the suburbs of that city. While living in Overland Park, Kansas, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from the 29th district in 1995, serving four years there. In 2005, he rejoined the legislature, representing the 37th district in the

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from 2005 to 2008. He declined to run for re-election to the Senate in 2008, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Jeff Colyer. Wilson also worked as the director of the Kansas State Lottery and as a county official for Johnson County, Kansas. A section of

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in Johnson County was named after Wilson in 2021.

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