John Doll (born July 3, 1957) is a

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member of the

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, representing the 39th district since 2017. Prior to 2018, he was a

, serving as a member of the

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from 2013 to 2017, representing the 123rd district (part of Garden City in

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). From 2010 to 2011, he served as the mayor of Garden City, Kansas. On March 7, 2018, Doll announced that he would register as an

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and would be the running mate of independent gubernatorial candidate

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in the gubernatorial election in 2018 to become the next

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. He rejoined the Republican Party in 2019.

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