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Mike Kiegerl

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ6847509 ↗
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Siegfried Mathias "Mike" Kiegerl (April 8, 1939 – February 1, 2024) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2017.

Kiegerl founded and was the CEO of PRM Incorporated. He had a BA in Business and Economics from the University of Illinois Chicago, and an Master of Business Administration in International Management from American Graduate School.

Issue positions

Kiegerl's official website listed his legislative priorities:

We must address the separation of powers issue again

Continue to reform Workers Compensation

Increase benefits to injured workers and increase the cap on permanent total disability benefits without raising rates.

We must assure that our schools get more funding than provided by the very flawed bill passed this year.

Educating the population of Kansas on fiscal policy and economics.

Committee membership

Joint Committee on Children's Issues (Chair)

Federal and State Affairs (Vice-Chair)

Social Services Budget

Major Donors

The top 5 donors to Kiegerl's 2008 campaign:

1. Kiegerl, S M $2,386

2. Kiegerl, S Mike $1,368

3. Kansas Realtors Assoc $900

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1939, 2024, 2005, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1939-04-08. The account is most persuasive where Mike, Kiegerl and American can be independently traced.
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