Mike Kuckelman

Mike Kuckelman is an American lawyer and politician from Kansas. He served as the chairman of the Kansas Republican Party from February 2019 to February 2023.

A Catholic, Kuckelman attended the private Maur Hill Prep School. Kuckelman then attended Washburn University receiving a BBA in accounting in 1986. He then attended the Washburn University School of Law receiving a J.D. and admittance to the Kansas Bar in 1990. He than began his legal career first working as an associate at the law firm Blackwell Sanders (now Husch Blackwell) and later as a partner at the law firm Kuckelman-Torline-Kirkland. He specialized in European litigation, spending most of his time in London and was one of the lead attorneys appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to litigate the World Trade Center cases after the September 11 attacks.

Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party

Kuckelman became chairman of the Kansas Republican Party in February 2019 promising to continue the advancement of Republican principles. He was heavily involved in the 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election against Democratic governor Laura Kelly and promising to defeat her soundly. However, partly due to Senator Dennis Pyle changing party affiliation and obtaining enough signatures to file for the governor seat as an Independent,Derek Schmidt the Republican Party candidate for the governor's office was defeated with 47.3% to Kelly's 49.5%. He did not seek another term, and was replaced by Mike Brown in February 2023.

Other offices

Kuckelman was selected as a delegate to the 2016, 2020 and most recently the 2024 Republican National Conventions. He also acted as a spokesmen for Kansas City's, and by extension the whole Kansas City metropolitan area's unsuccessful bid to host the 2024 convention.