John P. Wheeler Jr. (born August 6, 1947) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 123rd district in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2017. In March 2018, Wheeler rejected legalizing marijuana.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. Rep. Wheeler later apologized to Rep. Victors-Cozad who did not accept his apology and called for accountability. {{Cite https://www.wibw.com/2022/03/25/native-lawmaker-rejects-legislators-apology-racially-insensitive-comment/ He was born and raised in Garden City, Kansas. Shortly after graduation, he served in the United States Air Force and received the A