Chris Biggs
| Chris Biggs | |
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| 30th Secretary of State of Kansas | |
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In office March 16, 2010 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor | Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Ron Thornburgh |
| Succeeded by | Kris Kobach |
| Kansas Securities Commissioner | |
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In office May 7, 2003 – March 16, 2010 |
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| Governor |
Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | David Brant |
| Succeeded by | Steve Wassom (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 14, 1959 Kansas City, MO |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University University of Kansas |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Catholic |
Chris Biggs (born October 14, 1959) was the 30th Secretary of State of Kansas. He was appointed on March 16, 2010 by Governor Mark Parkinson to replace Ron Thornburgh who resigned on February 15, 2010. On Nov. 2nd, 2010, he was defeated for election to a full term by a wide margin.
Biggs Served as Kansas Securities Commissioner from 2003 until his appointment as Secretary of State. Prior to that, he served as Geary County Prosecutor from 1989 to 2003 and as a public defender from 1983 to 1988.
In 2002, he was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, losing to Republican Phill Kline by less than 1%.
Biggs was born on October 14, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri—the youngest of five children. His family settled in Manhattan, Kansas when Chris was a child. His father, John, ran a local hardware store and served as a state restaurant inspector. His mother, Bernice, was a staff secretary at Kansas State University. He graduated from Manhattan High School in 1976.
Biggs graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Kansas State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. He attended the University of Kansas School of Law, graduating in 1983.
Upon graduation from law school, Biggs started working as a public defender for the 8th Judicial District in Kansas, based in Junction City. His first case was an argument in front of the Kansas Supreme Court.
In 1988, Biggs was elected to serve as the prosecutor for Geary County, and was subsequently re-elected three times. In the 14 years he served as prosecutor, he tried over 20,000 cases; the most notable of these was the trial of Sabine Davidson. Davidson was charged with unintentional second-degree murder in the death of an 11-year-old boy who had been mauled by her three Rottweilers. Biggs’ prosecution of Davidson resulted in a conviction of second-degree murder and a sentence of 12 years in prison—the first conviction of its kind in the nation. The trial earned Biggs the 1998 Kansas Outstanding Prosecutor Award.
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