[4] On March 23, 2022, at the swearing in of the first Indigenous Kansas state representative, Ponka-We Victors-Cozad, Rep. Wheeler commented that he wanted to make sure she was using a gavel and not a tomahawk.
He retired from practicing law in 2013 and served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives beginning in 2017.
John Wheeler was born in 1947 and grew up in Garden City, Kansas.
[7] Following retirement from his law practice, he ran for and was elected as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 123rd district.
He has served on the Judiciary, Transportation, and the Veterans, Military and Homeland Security committees.