Mark Buhler (born June 16, 1954) is an American politician who served as the Kansas State Senator from the 2nd district from 2002 to 2004.
[2] In December 2002, the Douglas County Republican Central Committee chose Buhler to fill the seat left vacant by Sandy Praeger, who was elected as Kansas Insurance Commissioner in November of that year.
[3] His victory in the Central Committee was narrow; Buhler received 47 votes out of 91 cast, one more than required for a majority.
[5] After the election, Buhler continued to feud with the conservative faction in Kansas Republican politics; in 2014, he appeared at a fundraiser for Jean Schodorf, the Democratic nominee for Kansas Secretary of State who faced off against the highly conservative Republican Kris Kobach.
[6] In addition to his state legislature service, Buhler spent over 30 years as a real estate broker.