Joan Wagnon
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Joan Wagnon is an American
United States
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 politician
Politician
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. She was mayor
Mayor
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 of Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

, Kansas
Kansas
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 from 1997–2001.She was Topeka's first and so far only female mayor. She was the Secretary of Revenue
Kansas Department of Revenue
The Kansas Department of Revenue is a cabinet-level department of the state government of Kansas. It is headquartered in the state capital of Topeka. The KDOR is responsible for the collection of taxes as well as valuing property, and the wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages and...

 for the state of Kansas from January 13, 2003 until January 2011. She is now chair of the Kansas Democratic Party
Kansas Democratic Party
The Kansas Democratic Party is the state affiliate political party of the United States Democratic Party headquartered in Topeka, Kansas. The State Party Chairman is Joan Wagnon-Overview:...

.

Offices held

  • Chair, Kansas Democratic Party
    Kansas Democratic Party
    The Kansas Democratic Party is the state affiliate political party of the United States Democratic Party headquartered in Topeka, Kansas. The State Party Chairman is Joan Wagnon-Overview:...

     2011-present
  • Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue
    Kansas Department of Revenue
    The Kansas Department of Revenue is a cabinet-level department of the state government of Kansas. It is headquartered in the state capital of Topeka. The KDOR is responsible for the collection of taxes as well as valuing property, and the wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages and...

    , 2003–2011
  • Mayor, Topeka, Kansas, 1997–2001
  • Former Representative, Kansas House of Representatives.

Organizations

  • Member, Washburn University Board of Regents 1997-2001
  • President, Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council, Topeka 1995-2000
  • Chair, TurnAround Team 1993-1997
  • Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Change 1991-1994
  • Board Member, Downtown Rotary Club
  • Helen Hocker Theater Advisory Board
  • Board Member, Midland Hospice of Topeka
  • Former Board Member, Volunteer Center of Topeka.

External links

  • http://www.ksrevenue.org
  • http://www.kansas.gov
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