Edward E. Berger (July 29, 1945) is an American educator and politician from the state of
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. A
Republican, Berger has represented the
34th district of the
Kansas Senate, based in
Reno County, since 2017.
He was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by doctor Mark Steffen.
Berger was first elected after defeating Senate Majority Leader
Terry Bruce in the 2016 Republican primary, a victory that was attributed to Berger's opposition to income tax cuts that Bruce had championed. Prior to his election to the Senate, Berger served as the president of
Hutchinson Community College for 23 years, and continues to run his own consulting business.
Berger lives in
Hutchinson with his wife Carol; they have two children.
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Living people
Republican Party Kansas state senators
21st-century American legislators
Wichita State University alumni
Kansas State University alumni
1945 births
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