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Chris Mann

Democratic · KS

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Chris Mann is a former police officer and prosecutor who later founded a private law firm representing victims of impaired driving. He has also served in volunteer leadership roles with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Track record

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • As a member of the MADD National Board of Directors and a MADD Kansas volunteer, publicly opposed Kansas Senate Bill 123, a proposal to eliminate the state's ignition interlock requirement for drunk driving offenders and substitute license suspension, saying it needlessly puts drivers in a never-ending spiral of license suspension.

    February 3, 2017For

    Source: madd.org · researched July 23, 2026

  • Spoke to the Kansas Legislature alongside Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson in support of House Bill 2043, a measure letting prosecutors charge intoxicated drivers with aggravated battery in serious-injury crashes.

    February 14, 2013For

    Source: www2.ljworld.com · researched July 23, 2026

General

· 4 records

  • Received the endorsement of the Democratic Attorneys General Association for Kansas Attorney General, which cited his record as a law enforcement officer, Wyandotte County prosecutor, and Kansas Securities Commission attorney.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: dems.ag · researched July 23, 2026

  • Served as national chair of the board of directors of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and worked as a volunteer with anti-drunk-driving organizations after his police career ended.

    July 30, 2025

    Source: kwch.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Worked as a prosecutor in the Wyandotte County District Attorney's office handling cases ranging from traffic offenses to homicides, then handled white-collar criminal cases as a special assistant attorney general at the Kansas Securities Commission, and afterward opened a law firm centered on representing victims of drunk drivers.

    September 6, 2022

    Source: lawrencekstimes.com · researched July 23, 2026

  • Served as a Lawrence, Kansas police officer and was struck by an intoxicated driver while conducting a routine traffic stop in the 2100 block of Haskell Avenue; the injuries he sustained permanently damaged nerves and muscle and ended his law enforcement career.

    January 11, 2002

    Source: www2.ljworld.com · researched July 23, 2026

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Profile last researched July 23, 2026.