Thomas James West (June 10, 1925–January 19, 1975) was an American politician who served in the

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and

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as a

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during the 1960s and 1970s. He was originally elected to the Kansas House in 1966, serving one term there before running for the Kansas Senate. He won election to the Senate in 1968 and won re-election in 1972 before resigning from the Senate on September 20, 1973.

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1925 births 1975 deaths Republican Party Kansas state senators Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators Politicians from Topeka, Kansas {{Kansas-politician-stub