Background
Bethell, Bob was born on November 5, 1942 in Juliet, Illinois, United States.
Bethell, Bob was born on November 5, 1942 in Juliet, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois system. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
He served from 1999 until his death on May 20, 2012. Prior to his election to the House, Bethell served as mayor of the town of Alden, Kansas. He had also worked as a long term care administrator, pastor, high school vice principal, middle school principal, and college director of admissions.
He received his Master of Education in Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from John Brown University.
Bethell died May 20, 2012, after a one-car accident on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, on his way home from the conclusion of the 2012 Kansas House of Representatives legislative session. He was 69.
Commerce and Labor
Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Elections
Aging and Long Term Care (Chair)
Joint Committee on Health Policy Oversight
Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Oversight (Vice-Chair).
Married Lorene Bethell.