Robert P. Grant (November 28, 1948 – December 9, 2015) was a
Democratic member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 2nd district. He served his first term from 1991 to 1994 and served from 1997 to 2013.
Prior to becoming a representative, Grant served as mayor of
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...
for 16 years. Long active in the community, he was involved with the American Legion, West Mineral Eagles and Pittsburg
Elks Lodge
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History
The Elks began in 1868 as a soci ...
#412 and with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Cherokee Gun Club.
Grant was married to his wife Lynn for 39 years. They have a daughter and two grandchildren.
He announced he would be retiring effective December 10, 2013. Grant died on December 9, 2015, at the age of 67 after a short illness.
Committee membership
* Financial Institutions (Ranking Member)
* Insurance (Ranking Member)
* Transportation
* Agriculture and Natural Resources
* Joint Committee on State Building Construction (Chair)
Major donors
The top five donors to Grant's 2008 campaign came mostly from professional associations:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Midwest Minerals $1,000
*2. Kansas National Education Assoc. $1,000
*3. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
*4. Kansas Optometric Assoc. $800
*5. Kansas Bankers Assoc. $800
References
External links
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
* Follow the Money campaign contributions:
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Kansas Democrats Biography
Ballotpedia
Mayors of places in Kansas
Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
1948 births
2015 deaths
People from Cherokee, Kansas
People from Clovis, New Mexico
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