Emil Bergquist

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Emil Bergquist

| district = 91st

| termstart = January 23, 2018

| state_house = Kansas

| predecessor = Greg Lakin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|12|16}}

| party = Republican

| residence = Park City, Kansas, U.S.

| spouse = Ralene

| children = 4

}}

Emil Bergquist (born December 16, 1955) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 91st district. He assumed office on January 23, 2018.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Bergquist worked in the research and development department of Textron Aviation.{{Cite web|title=Representative Emil Bergquist {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/rep_bergquist_emil_1/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.kslegislature.org}}[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/177880/emil-bergquist Emil Bergquist's Biography] For 15 years, Bergquist served as a member of the Park City City Council, including as mayor of the city. He retired in 2013, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.{{Cite news|last=Heilman|first=Matt|date=February 2013|title=Bergquist steps down|work=Park City Post|url=https://www.parkcityks.gov/Archive/ViewFile/Item/1269}} In 2018, Bergquist was selected by the Sedgwick County Republican precinct committee to succeed Greg Lakin in the Kansas House of Representatives. He assumed office on January 23, 2018.{{Cite web|title=Emil Bergquist|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Emil_Bergquist|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Finger|first=Stan|title=Wichita area has a new legislator – a familiar face from Park City|url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article195799939.html|website=The Wichita Eagle}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:People from Sedgwick County, Kansas

Category:Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives

Category:1955 births

Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature