Morris Kay (born July 31, 1932) was an American politician in 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 th ...

. A Republican, he served in the

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. Kay was born in

St. John, Kansas St. John is a city in and the county seat of Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,228. History The first settlement in what is today St. John was made in 1875 when William Bickerton o ...

and attended primary schooling there while helping his father on the family farm. He attended the

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, where he played college football, captaining the

1953 Kansas Jayhawks football team The 1953 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference, Big Seven Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled a ...

. He also served in the

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. He was later an insurance executive. Kay was the Republican candidate for Governor of Kansas in the 1972 gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Governor Robert Docking. At that time he was serving as majority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives. From January 1979 to June 27, 1982, he served as the Kansas Republican Party chairman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Morris 1932 births Living people People from St. John, Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football players Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives State political party chairs of Kansas 20th-century American politicians