Don Sallee
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1989–1997
Preceded byEdward Francis Gordon
Succeeded byEdward Pugh
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byEdward Francis Gordon
Personal details
BornMarch 17, 1933[1]
Troy, Kansas[2]
DiedAugust 27, 2019[2]
Troy, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Thornton[2]
Children2
Residence(s)Troy, Kansas

Don Sallee (March 17, 1933–August 27, 2019) is an American former politician and attorney from Kansas who served as a member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate.

Sallee was born in Troy, Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, after which he returned to Kansas, where he farmed and worked as an electrician.

In 1982, Sallee was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, where he served 3 terms from 1983 to 1988. He was then elected to the Kansas State Senate in 1988 and re-elected in 1992 and 1996; in 1997, he resigned his seat to serve as a magistrate judge for Doniphan County. He retired from his judgeship in 1999 and founded a computer sales and service company.[1] Sallee died at his home in 2019.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Sallee, Don". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Don Sallee - Obituary". harmonrohde.com. Harmon Rohde Funeral Home. Retrieved October 31, 2022.


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