TOPEKA — Kansas securities commissioner Chris Biggs has been appointed as the new secretary of state. He succeeds Ron Thornburgh, who resigned to take a job with a private company. Gov. Mark Parkinson announced Biggs’ selection this morning. Parkinson says Biggs has the experience of running a state agency and was an outstanding Geary County attorney. Biggs has been mentioned as a Democratic candidate for secretary of state and the appointment would give him a leg up.
