Ross Doyen

Ross Doyen
President of the Kansas Senate
In office 1976–1984
Preceded by	Richard Rogers
Succeeded by	Robert Talkington
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 12, 1969 – January 11, 1993
Succeeded by	Mark Parkinson
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office January 12, 1959 – January 12, 1969
Constituency	61st district (1959-1961) 58th district (1961-1965) 56th district (1965-1967) 97th district (1967-1969)
Personal details
Born	(1926-10-01)October 1, 1926 Rice, Kansas, U.S.
Died	July 3, 2014(2014-07-03) (aged 87) Concordia, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Judy Elniff ​ ​ (m. 1964, divorced)​ Katherine Mosburg ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2
Education	Kansas State University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

Ross O. Doyen (October 1, 1926 – July 3, 2014) was an American rancher, farmer, and politician.

Born near Rice, Kansas, Doyan served in the United States Navy during World War II. Doyen received his bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from Kansas State University in 190. He was a farmer and rancher. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives, as a Republican from 1959 to 1968 and then in the Kansas State Senate from 1969 to 1992 and served as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and president of the senate. Additionally, he served with the National Conference of State Legislatures and Conference of State Governments. He died in Concordia, Kansas.