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Rep. Dan Goddard, southeast Kansas lawmaker, dies at 78

States Newsroom · October 31, 2026

TOPEKA — Rep. Dan Goddard, who served in the Kansas House since 2023, died Thursday. He was 78. Goddard was a Parsons Republican who served in the Kansas Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was elected in 2022 to the House. In an interview with Kansas Reflector after announcing he would not run for reelection this year…

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Rep. Dan Goddard, southeast Kansas lawmaker, dies at 78

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