Chris Biggs

Chris Biggs
30th Secretary of State of Kansas
In office
March 16, 2010 – January 10, 2011
GovernorMark Parkinson
Preceded byRon Thornburgh
Succeeded byKris Kobach
Kansas Securities Commissioner
In office
May 7, 2003 – March 16, 2010
GovernorKathleen Sebelius
Mark Parkinson
Preceded byDavid Brant
Succeeded bySteve Wassom (interim)
Personal details
Born (1958-10-14) October 14, 1958 (age 66)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKansas State University University of Kansas
ProfessionAttorney

Chris Biggs (born October 14, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician who 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.[1] 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.[2] Prior to that, he served as Geary County Prosecutor from 1989 to 2003 and as a public defender from 1983 to 1988.[3]

In 2002, he was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General. Though he lost to Republican Phill Kline by only 0.5%, he declined to request a recount.[4]

Early life

Biggs was born on October 14, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, as 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.

Education

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.[citation needed]

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.[5] 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.[6] The trial earned Biggs the 1998 Kansas Outstanding Prosecutor Award.[7]

2002 election for Attorney General

In 2002, incumbent Attorney General of Kansas Carla Stovall chose not to seek re-election. Phill Kline, a former state legislator, emerged from a bruising Republican primary, defeating David Adkins; Biggs ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[8]

Biggs was endorsed by the Mainstream Coalition, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Kansas City Star, the Wichita Eagle, former Attorney General Vern Miller, and the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Though Kline led in the polls throughout the race, the final tally was too close to call on election night; in the end, Kline won by 0.5% of the total vote (4,287 vote margin out of 821,107 cast).[9]

Kansas Securities Commissioner

In May 2003, Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius named Biggs to be the Kansas Securities Commissioner, saying that Biggs "was a good fit."[10] As Securities Commissioner, Biggs personally prosecuted Thomas Etheredge, founder of the failed Wild West World theme park north of Wichita, for securities fraud; Etheredge was convicted on seven of nine counts and sentenced to five years in prison.[11]

Secretary of State

In January 2010, Biggs announced his candidacy for Secretary of State. On February 15, 2010, then-Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh announced his resignation in order to run for governor.[12] After interviewing 15 candidates, Governor Mark Parkinson chose Biggs to fill the vacancy.[13]

Biggs was only the second (after Larry Ryan) Democratic Secretary of State in Kansas since statehood, and was the first in nearly 60 years.

2010 Election

Biggs faced a primary challenge for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State by Kansas State Sen. Chris Steineger, whom he defeated with a 60%-40% victory in the August 3rd election.[14] On the Republican side, a three-way battle for the nomination was won by Kris Kobach, a University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor and former Kansas State Republican Party chairman; he defeated Shawnee County Elections Commissioner Elizabeth Ensley and JR Claeys, capturing 51% of the vote.[14]

On November 2, 2010, Kobach defeated Biggs by a margin of 59%-37%.[15]

Personal life

Biggs is an accomplished bluegrass musician. He has won several awards for his guitar-playing skills, including three straight third-place finishes at the National Flatpicking Championships held each year at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS.[16] He was the Kansas Guitar Picking Champion in 1982, 1990, and 1994, as well as the Kansas Banjo Picking Champion in 1994.

He has been involved in several civic organizations: Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Rotary International, the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association, the Kansas Bar Association, and the Kansas Bluegrass Association.

Biggs lives in the Flint Hills with his son.

References

  1. ^ "03.16.10 : Governor Parkinson names Chris Biggs Kansas' Secretary of State | Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson". Governor.ks.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  2. ^ "Parkinson names Biggs SOS". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  3. ^ Hall, Mike (2002-10-30). "Biggs, Kline tout records". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ^ Chris GrenzThe Capital-Journal (2002-11-12). "Kline wins AG race; Biggs won't seek recount". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. ^ John Hanna (2007-12-18). "On list of potential A.G.s, Biggs ranks high". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  6. ^ "Report: Dog owner tried to flee country | Topeka Capital-Journal, The | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. 1999-07-14. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  7. ^ "Supreme Court Applicant: Christopher E Biggs « Kansas Supreme Court Blog". Kscblog.wordpress.com. 2008-12-15. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ^ "Chris Biggs - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia.us. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  9. ^ "Kansas Secretary of State - Text Only - Elections Statistics". Kssos.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  10. ^ JOHN HANNAThe Associated Press (2003-05-30). "Sebelius taps Biggs for securities position". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  11. ^ "Etheredge sentenced to 5 years in prison | Crime & Courts | Wichita Eagle". Kansas.com. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  12. ^ "Weekly Wrap Up". William and Mary Law School. March 22, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  13. ^ CR Construction & Remodeling 785-312-0581 (2010-03-16). "Parkinson chooses securities commissioner as new Secretary of State / LJWorld.com". .ljworld.com. Retrieved 2010-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ a b "Kansas Secretary of State, 2010 Primary Election, Official Vote Totals" (PDF). www.kssos.org. 2010. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  15. ^ "2017 Unofficial Kansas Election Results". www.kssos.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  16. ^ "National Guitar Flat Pick Championship Archives - All Winners". Wvfest.com. 2008-05-17. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Dan Lykins
 Democratic nominee for Kansas Attorney General
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Kansas
2010 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Secretary of State of Kansas
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