# Keith Esau

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Keith Esau
| image       =
| caption     = 
| state_house = Kansas
| state       = Kansas
| district    = 14th
| term_start  = January 14, 2013
| term_end    = January 14, 2019
| preceded    = [Lance Kinzer](/source/Lance_Kinzer)
| succeeded   = [Charlotte Esau](/source/Charlotte_Esau)
| party       = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1960|6|10}}
| birth_place = [Buhler, Kansas](/source/Buhler%2C_Kansas), U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| spouse      = [Charlotte Esau](/source/Charlotte_Esau)
| profession  = 
| alma_mater  =  
}}
'''Keith Esau''' (born June 10, 1960) is an American politician who served as the [Kansas State Representative](/source/Kansas_House_of_Representatives) for the 14th district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)), his district covers the northern part of [Olathe](/source/Olathe%2C_Kansas) in [Johnson County](/source/Johnson_County%2C_Kansas). In 2017, the [American Conservative Union](/source/American_Conservative_Union) gave him a life time rating of 88%.<ref>[http://www.kssos.org/elections/12elec/2012_General_Election_Results.pdf General Elections Results] [KSOS](/source/KSOS). Retrieved June 24, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/members/rep_esau_keith_1/ Representative Keith Esau] Kansas Legislative Sessions. Retrieved June 24, 2013.</ref>

He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for [Secretary of State of Kansas](/source/Secretary_of_State_of_Kansas) in 2018, placing fifth in a primary election that was won by [Scott Schwab](/source/Scott_Schwab).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-14 |title=Kansas Secretary of State Keith Esau |url=https://www.cjonline.com/special/20180714/kansas-secretary-of-state-keith-esau |access-date=2019-12-08 |publisher=Topeka Capitol Journal}}</ref> He was succeeded in the state legislature by his wife, [Charlotte Esau](/source/Charlotte_Esau).<ref>[http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/rep_esau_charlotte_1/ Representative Charlotte Esau] Kansas Legislative Sessions. Retrieved December 8, 2019.</ref>

==Sources==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/members/rep_esau_keith_1/ Official Legislator Profile]
*[http://www.keithesau.com/ Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604021249/http://keithesau.com/ |date=2013-06-04 }}
*[https://archive.today/20130628022208/http://esau4ks.us/ Campaign Site]
*[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Keith_Esau Ballotpedia]
*[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/140756/keith-esau Votesmart]
*[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1415953 Follow the Money]

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{{Succession box
| before = [Lance Kinzer](/source/Lance_Kinzer)
| title = Member of the [Kansas House of Representatives](/source/Kansas_House_of_Representatives) for District 14
| years = 2013–2019
| after = [Charlotte Esau](/source/Charlotte_Esau)
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Category:Republican Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Olathe, Kansas
Category:Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
Category:Spouses of Kansas politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Kansas Legislature

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