Who is the lieutenant governor of kansas
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Laura Kelly
Governor of Kansas since 2019
For the English actress and singer, see Laura Michelle Kelly.
Laura Jeanne Kelly (born January 24, 1950)[1][2] is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 48th governor of Kansas. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 18th district in the Kansas Senate from 2005 to 2019.[3] Kelly was elected governor in 2018[4] and reelected in 2022.[5]
Early life and education
Kelly was born in New York City to a military family that moved often and was stationed overseas. She studied at Bradley University in Illinois, earning a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 1971,[6] and at Indiana University Bloomington, earning a Master of Science in therapeutic recreation.[6][7] Kelly received the Bradley University Distinguished Alumna award and was inducted into Bradley's Centurion Society on October 4, 2021.[8]
Kelly worked as a recreation therapist at New York's Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center. She became director of phys
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CHARLES LAWRENCE ROBINSON, the first governor of Kansas, was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts on July 21, 1818. His education was attained at the Hadley and Amherst Academies, at Amherst College, and at the Berkshire Medical School, where he earned his medical degree in 1843. After establishing his medical career in Belchertown and Springfield, Massachusetts, Robinson headed to California, joining in the gold rush movement. He settled in Sacramento, where he opened a restaurant and edited the Settler’s and Miner’s Tribune. He also became heavily involved in the Squatter Association, becoming one of their most valued leaders. Robinson was severely wounded in a squatter’s riot. He then was arrested and charged with conspiracy, assault, and murder. After ten weeks of confinement, he was tried and found not guilty. Robinson then entered politics in 1850, serving as a one-term member of the California House of Representatives. At the end of his legislative term, he returned to Massachusetts and became the editor of the Fitchburg News. As an agent of the Emigrant
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KATHLEEN SEBELIUS became the 44th governor of the state of Kansas in 2003. Sebelius was reelected to a second term in 2006. Sebelius resigned from office in April 2009 to accept the appointment as U.S. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration.
Sebelius’ administration was committed to growing the Kansas economy and creating jobs; ensuring every Kansas child received a quality education; protecting Kansas families and communities; improving access to quality, affordable health care; and taking advantage of the state’s renewable energy assets. In 2005, Timemagazine named her one of the nation’s top five governors.
Sebelius served on the National Governors Association’s Executive Committee and co-chaired the 2007-2008 NGA initiative, Securing a Clean Energy Future. Sebelius chaired the Education Commission of the States and the Democratic Governors Association.
Married to husband, Gary, a federal magistrate judge, for 34 years, they have two sons: Ned and John. Both Sebelius boys are products of
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