Harry L. "Butch" Felker III (September 13, 1945 – January 3, 2008) was an American politician and former Mayor of Topeka, Kansas who served two full terms and one portion of a term, resigning in 2003 due to political pressure as a result of a scandal.
6-464: Felker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Butch Felker (1945–2008), American politician Clay Felker (1925–2008), American magazine editor and journalist Ellis Wayne Felker (1948–1996), American man convicted of murder Samuel D. Felker (1859–1932), American lawyer William Felker (born 1940), American professor See also [ edit ] Felker's Falls Félker
12-461: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Butch Felker Felker lived in Kansas his whole life, having attended Topeka public schools and then Washburn University , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1967. He subsequently attended Washburn School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1972. Following college, he first entered in
18-614: Is the Hungarian name for Felcheriu village, Oșorhei Commune, Bihor County, Romania [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Felker . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Felker&oldid=1246527901 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
24-486: The campaign. In July 2003, he pleaded guilty to three ethics violations and two other ethics charges were subsequently dropped. He was fined $ 7,500. As a result of those violations, and of other alleged misconduct, the Shawnee County district attorney, Robert Hecht, brought an ouster trial against Felker and suspended him from work on October 10, 2003. The trial had been scheduled for November 17, 2003, although it
30-400: The public life as the elected parks and Recreation commissioner of Topeka, a position he held from 1975 to 1985. He subsequently ran for mayor in 1989 and served for two terms before resigning due to health problems in 1997. In 2001, he ran for mayor again and served until 2003 before resigning amid a scandal. After leaving office, he ran the nonprofit Heartland Park Foundation. In 2002, Felker
36-564: Was investigated by the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission who charged him with six counts of violating the state's campaign finance laws. This included allegations that employees of the Topeka Convention and Visitors Bureau filed false travel expense reports and subsequently donated the money to Felker's re-election campaign. The sources of these donations were also not properly documented by
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