Ken Selzer

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ken Selzer

|image = Ken Selzer of Kansas.png

|office = 25th Kansas Insurance Commissioner

|governor = Sam Brownback
Jeff Colyer

|term_start = January 12, 2015

|term_end = January 14, 2019

|predecessor = Sandy Praeger

|successor = Vicki Schmidt

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|4|25}}

|birth_place = Goessel, Kansas, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Kansas State University (BS)
University of Southern California (MBA)

|website = {{url|kansansforselzer.com|Campaign website}}

}}

Ken Selzer (born April 25, 1953) is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner from 2015 to 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20140730/news/140739941|title=Candidate profile: Ken Selzer|publisher=McPhersonSentinel|date=July 30, 2014|accessdate=September 30, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Calovich|first=Annie|url=http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article3568658.html|title=Republican Selzer to be next Kansas insurance commissioner|publisher=Kansas.com|date=November 4, 2014|accessdate=September 30, 2017}} He ran for Governor of Kansas in the 2018 gubernatorial election and came in fourth in the Republican primary with 7.82% of the vote.{{cite web|last=Woodallhwoodall|first=Hunter|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article165841237.html|title=Kansas insurance commissioner Ken Selzer says he's running for governor|publisher=Kansascity.com|date=August 7, 2017|accessdate=September 30, 2017}} Selzer previously served as a Fairway, Kansas, City Councilman and City Council President.