John Rubin

John Rubin (born June 23, 1948) is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 18th district (Shawnee in Johnson County).
Rubin received his B.A. in political science magna cum laude from Boston College in 1970, and a J.D. degree from the Washington University School of Law in 1973. After graduation, Rubin served as a JAG Corps officer with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He returned to Kansas City to work for the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as an attorney-advisor. Rubin soon was promoted to serve as the Assistant Regional Counsel at the Kansas City Regional Office of the Fereal Bureau of Prisons, then became a senior litigator for the Kansas City Region of the FDIC. In 1994, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna Shalala, appointed him as a State Administrative Law Judge. He retired ten years later from the Federal bench, and has been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since. In 2010, Rubin was elected to represent the 18th District seat in the Kansas House.