Michael O'Donnell (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1984
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Michael O'Donnell (politician)
- Michael O'Donnell (born August 6, 1985) is a Republican member of the Sedgwick County Kansas Commission, representing District 2 since 2017.
- O'Donnell defeated four term Democratic incumbent, Tim Norton on November 8, 2016.
- Previously, O'Donnell served in the Kansas Senate, representing the 25th District from 2013 until 2017.
- O'Donnell defeated three term incumbent Jean Kurtis Schodorf to win the Senate seat.
- Previously he was a member of the Wichita City Council.On 11/03/2016 Michael O'Donnell was rated 93% by American Conservative Union (Positions (State Legislatures)).On February 14, 2017, it was reported that O'Donnell's cell phone had been wiretapped by the FBI in 2015.
- On the same day, Wichita businessman Brandon Steven confirmed that he was the subject of a federal investigation related to his involvement in high-stakes poker and the proposed development of Castle Rock Casino.
- It is unclear whether the two incidents are related.
- On May 4, 2018, while serving as Sedgwick County Commissioner, O'Donnell was indicted on federal charges including five counts of wire fraud, five counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering.
- The charges relate to his successful campaign for the Kansas Senate seat.On March 4, 2019, O'Donnell was acquitted of 21 counts of money laundering.
- The jury was hung on five charges, including two counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.
- Federal Judge Eric Melgren granted the request of prosecutors to dismiss the two remaining counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering "without prejudice." That gives the Department of Justice the ability to file the charges again in the future.
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