Michael O'Donnell

Michael O'Donnell II (born August 6, 1985) also known as Michael O'Donnell, Jr. is a former Republican member of the Sedgwick County Commission in Kansas, representing District 2 from 2017 to 2020. He previously represented the 25h district in the Kansas Senate, and was a member of the Wichita City Council. Early life O'Donnell is a native of Wichita, who grew up in south Wichita and neighboring Haysville, and subsequently moved to nearby Bel Aire. O'Donnell's father Michael O'Donnell Sr. was senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Wichita. In 1991, pastor O'Donnell was a participant in the nationally prominent the Summer of Mercy anti-abortion protests, and the younger O'Donnell has noted "We just got involved in campaigns at a very young age." His mother, Peggy O'Donnell, a teacher at the Sunrise Christian Academy, eventually served as a member of the Bel Aire city council. O'Donnell attended a year at Baptist Bible College, before graduating from Friends University in Wichita, with a B.S. in political science.