About John Simpson
Born 1934. John Simpson is a politician.
John M. Simpson (born July 30, 1934) is a former politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Kansas. He served as a Republican in the Kansas State Senate from 1972 to 1979, before switching parties and unsuccessfully running as a Democrat in the 1980 election for U.S. Senate, challenging Republican incumbent Bob Dole.
Political career Simpson, a resident of Salina, Kansas, Simpson narrowly won the Democratic Senate primary, taking only 36% of the vote, with 32% for the second-place finisher James Maher. He was beaten soundly in the general election, losing to Dole by a 64-36 margin.
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