Elaine L. Wells (born May 26, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994. A resident of

Carbondale, Kansas Carbondale is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,352. It is located south of Topeka along U.S. Route 75 four lane freeway. History Carbondale was founded in 1869. It initial ...

, she represented the 13th and 59th House districts. Wells was initially elected as a

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, but changed parties to become a Republican on May 16, 1989.

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