Bill Mulich

{{Short description|American politician (1926–2022)}}

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|name = Bill Mulich

|order1 = Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 5th District

|term_start1 = 1973

|term_end1 = 1988

|predecessor1 = Robert Frederick Bennett

|successor1 = Bernard Kanan

|order2 = Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 32nd District

|term_start2 = 1969

|term_end2 = 1972

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|birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1926|4|6}}

|birth_place = Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2022|5|27|1926|4|6}}

|death_place = Kansas City

|party = Democrat

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|residence = Kansas City, Kansas

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William Thomas Mulich (April 6, 1926 – May 27, 2022) was an American politician who served in the Kansas State Legislature, most prominently spending four terms in the Kansas State Senate from 1973 to 1988.

Mulich was born in Kansas City, the same city he represented in the legislature.{{cite web |url=https://kslib.info/BusinessDirectoryii.aspx?ysnShowAll=0&lngNewPage=0&txtLetter=&txtZipCode=&txtCity=&txtState=&txtBusinessName=Mulich%2C+William&lngBusinessCategoryID=0&txtCustomField1=&txtCustomField2=&txtCustomField3=&txtCustomField4=&txtAreaCode= |title=Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Mulich, William |author= |date= |website=kslib.info |publisher=State Library of Kansas |access-date=November 28, 2022}} He was initially elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1968, taking office in 1969, and served two terms there before being elected to the Senate in 1972. He represented the 5th Senate District until 1988, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Bernard Kanan. In 1990, he ran in the Democratic primary for Kansas State Treasurer, but was defeated.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=452222 |title=Mulich, Bill |author= |date= |website=ourcampaigns.com |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=November 28, 2022}}

Mulich died in Kansas City on May 27, 2022, aged 96.{{cite web |title=William T. "Bill" Mulich |url=https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ks/kansas-city/william-t-mulich-14768011 |website=echovita |access-date=9 December 2022}}