Edwin Bideau
Edwin 'Ed' H. Bideau III (October 1, 1950 – September 5, 2013) was a lawyer, farmer, rancher, and Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 9th district (Neosho County, Kansas and Allen County, Kansas).[1]
Representative Ed Bideau III | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1950 Chanute, Kansas |
| Died | September 5, 2013 (aged 62) Chanute, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Bideau |
| Residence | Chanute, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Neosho County Community College Washburn University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Bideau was a 5th generation Kansan who graduated from Chanute High School, Neosho County Community College, and then went on to get both a business and law degree from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where he met and married his wife Margaret. They moved back to Chanute the day after Bideau passed the bar exam so he could serve as Assistant County Attorney for Neosho County. In 1976 he was elected County Attorney. In 1984 he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 5th district (Neosho County, Kansas). He chaired the House Reapportionment Committee and chaired a subcommittee that produced the very first Division of Assets bill to help protect elderly couples when nursing home care is required. He was named one of the top ten freshman legislators by Kansas Magazine his first year in office. Bideau left the legislature after two successful terms to help raise his children, but returned in 2012 to the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 9th district (Neosho County, Kansas and Allen County, Kansas), after a landslide victory in the Republican primary and running unopposed in the general election. He served in this position until his death in September 2013.[2][3][4]