Rand Rock

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Rand Rock
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 79th district
In office
1991–1994
Personal details
BornFebruary 28, 1949
DiedFebruary 6, 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKaty Rock
ChildrenYes[1]
Parent
ResidenceArkansas City, Kansas[2]

Richard Rand Rock II (February 28, 1949–February 6, 2013) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Kansas House of Representatives during the early 1990s.

Rock was born in 1949 to Richard Rock and his wife Rosalee; his father would go on to serve in the Kansas state legislature. Rand Rock served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1972. After returning to Kansas, he worked as an attorney and in law enforcement, serving as a police officer in Lawrence, Kansas from 1973 to 1980; as a U.S. Marshall in Kansas from 1994 to 2002; and working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Rock won election to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1990, taking office in January 1991. He ultimately served two terms in the House, and died in Las Vegas in 2013.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Richard Rock Obituary". Topeka Capital-Journal. February 10, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Rock, Richard". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved November 14, 2022.