Merrill Werts

Merrill H. Werts (November 17, 1922–September 22, 2011) was an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate as a Republican from the 22nd district from 1979 to 1989.[1]

Merrill Werts
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
1979 – January 9, 1989
Preceded byDonn Everett
Succeeded byLana Oleen
Personal details
Born(1922-11-17)November 17, 1922[1]
Smith Center, Kansas[2]
Died(2011-09-22)September 22, 2011
Junction City, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDorothy Wilson
Children4
ResidenceJunction City, Kansas
Alma materKansas State University (undergraduate); Cornell University (Master's degree)

Werts was born in Smith Center, Kansas and raised on a farm. He attended Kansas State University, but his education there was interrupted by service in World War II; Werts entered the U.S. Army in June 1943 and fought in the European theater, losing a leg in Germany. He left the Army in March 1946 and returned to KSU, graduating in 1947. He received a master's degree in agricultural economics from Cornell University in 1948.

After completing his education, Werts worked in banking, eventually rising to become president of a bank in Junction City, Kansas. He was elected to the State Senate in 1978, taking office in 1979; in 1988, he declined to run for re-election, and Lana Oleen succeeded him in the Senate.[3]

References
  1. "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Werts, Merrill". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. "Merrill Werts Obituary". legacy.com. Topeka Capital-Journal. October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. Joan Wagnon (October 14, 2019). "Interview of Senator Lana Oleen - Transcript" (PDF). ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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