Jim Parrish
American politician
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Jim Parrish (born August 25, 1946) is a businessman and former politician from the U.S. state of Kansas. During the 1970s, he served as a Democrat in both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas State Senate.
Jim Parrish | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office 1975 – January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Tom West |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Parrish |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1946[1] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancy Elaine Buchele[2] |
| Children | 4[3] |
Parrish was born in Great Bend, Kansas. He married Nancy Buchele and moved to Topeka to attend law school in 1970.[4] He ran for the Kansas House in the 1972 elections, serving one term, and then ran for the State Senate in 1974.[1] He was re-elected in 1978, but resigned his seat in January 1980 due to business concerns.[4] The seat was filled by his wife.
During the mid-1980s, Jim Parrish was named chair of the Kansas Democratic Party. He also worked as a hotelier and commercial property manager and developer, and in 2010 was inducted into the Topeka Business Hall of Fame.[5]
