James Lee Francisco (October 10, 1937 – September 1, 2018) was an American politician. He served as the 43rd

Lieutenant Governor of Kansas The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the o ...

from 1991 to 1995. He graduated from

Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

and was an employee relations counselor. Francisco lived in Moundridge, Kansas. He also served in the

Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...

from 1967 to 1973 and served in the

Kansas Senate The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members o ...

from 1973 to 1991.

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1937 births 2018 deaths Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives Lieutenant governors of Kansas People from McPherson County, Kansas People from Lamar, Colorado Wichita State University alumni Democratic Party Kansas state senators 20th-century members of the Kansas Legislature {{Kansas-politician-stub