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Lower Plains: Kansas, Nebraska
Robert “Bob” Dole represented Kansas in the
U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to
1969, and in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to
1996. He is pictured here giving a speech dur-
ing his 1996 presidential campaign.
(Right) The state legisla-
ture meets in this build-
ing in Topeka. The build-
ing was constructed in
1903. In early 2014 a
$325 million project to
renovate the capitol
building was completed.
(Bottom right) The
Kansas House of
Representatives meets
in this chamber inside
the capitol building.