Ed Van
Petten |
Biography:
Ed Van Petten was named Executive Director of the
Kansas Lottery, effective October 1,
2000. Prior to his appointment, he served for approximately five and one-half
months as the Lottery Deputy Director.
Before joining the Kansas Lottery, Van Petten served
as deputy disciplinary administrator for the state of Kansas. His career with
the state of Kansas has also included appointments as: deputy attorney general;
chief of the Criminal Division; associate general counsel, office of the
Securities Commissioner; and assistant attorney general, Kansas Bureau of
Investigation.
In 1980, Van Petten was elected county attorney for
Waubaunsee County, Kansas. He served from January 1979 to October 1985. He
practiced law in the private sector in Eskridge, Kansas from 1979 to 1985 and
in Wamego, Kansas from 1993 to 1996.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1975
from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and his juris doctorate in
1979 from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.
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