Bill Rhiley

{{Short description|American politician, businessman, and educator}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bill Rhiley

| education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS, BA)
Southwestern College (MEd)

| district = 80th

| state_house = Kansas

| termstart = January 14, 2019

| predecessor = Anita Judd-Jenkins

| party = Republican

}}

Bill Rhiley is an American politician, businessman, and former educator serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 80th district. Elected in 2018, he assumed office in January 2019.

Education

Rhiley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in business education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, followed by a Master of Education from Southwestern College.{{Cite web|title=80th District State Representative Republican Primary: Anita Judd-Jenkins vs. Bill Rhiley {{!}} Sumner NewsCow|url=http://www.sumnernewscow.com/80th-district-state-representative-republican-primary-anita-judd-jenkins-vs-bill-rhiley/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=www.sumnernewscow.com}}

Career

Before entering politics, Rhiley worked a high school business and technology teacher, computer system integrator, and special education teacher. He was also the publisher of the Belle Plaine News and Oxford Register, both in Belle Plaine, Kansas. He owns a bed and breakfast in Wellington, Kansas with his wife.{{Cite web|title=Bill Rhiley announces candidacy of the Kansas House of Representatives of District 80 {{!}} Sumner NewsCow|url=http://www.sumnernewscow.com/bill-rhiley-announces-candidacy-of-the-kansas-house-of-representatives-of-district-80/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=www.sumnernewscow.com}} In the 2018 election for the 80th district of the Kansas House of Representatives, Rhiley defeated incumbent Anita Judd-Jenkins in the Republican primary. He did not face a Democratic challenger in the 2018 or 2020 election.{{Cite web|title=Bill Rhiley|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Rhiley|access-date=2020-12-24|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Representative Bill Rhiley {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/rep_rhiley_bill_1/|access-date=2020-12-24|website=www.kslegislature.org}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni

Category:Southwestern College (Kansas) alumni

Category:Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Category:People from Wellington, Kansas

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature