Barbara Bollier

Barbara Goolsbee Bollier (born January 13, 1958) is an American physician and politician. She is the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate from Kansas in the 2020 election.

Barbara Bollier
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Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byKay Wolf
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 2010 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byTerrie Huntington
Succeeded byJerry Stogsdill
Constituency25th district (2010–2013)
21st district (2013–2017)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-13) January 13, 1958 (age 66)
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2018)
Spouse(s)Rene Bollier
Children2, including Bobby
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BGS)
University of Kansas Medical Center (MD)
WebsiteOfficial website

She is a member of the Kansas Senate since January 2017. Bollier is a member of the Democratic Party, after having left the Republican Party in 2018.

If Bollier won the U.S. Senate race, she would have been the first woman physician elected to the U.S. Senate.[1]

Bollier lost the election to Roger Marshall in the senate race in November 2020.

References

  1. Singer, Jenny. "Barbara Bollier Is Running for Senate. Her Platform? Congress Is Sick; Send a Doctor". Glamour. Retrieved 2020-07-24.