Kansas legislators bid farewell to colleagues, share personal wisdom and warnings

Members of Kansas Legislature offer words of wisdom, express appreciation for colleagues upon their retirement or exit to pursue other elective offices.Re

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 1,053

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Dan Goddard’s boyhood dream wasn’t to become a politician serving constituents in Parsons, first as a senator and then as a representative in the Kansas Legislature.

His youthful quest was to be a U.S. Air Force pilot, which he achieved during a military career spanning 24 years. He later devoted 20 years to breathing economic life into closed military bases. And, then he turned to politics and served a decade in elective offices, …

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