Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services,Sebelius was instrumental in overseeing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Before becoming secretary,she served as the 44th governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009,the second woman to hold that office. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Sebelius was the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address and is chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association. She is CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC.
Sheila Frahm is an American politician who served in the United States Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.
Susan Wagle is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 30th district from 2001 to 2021. She was elected Kansas Senate President in 2013 and was reelected in 2017. She is the first woman to hold this position.
The Kansas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Kansas and one of two major parties in the state,alongside the Republicans. The chair of the party is Jeanna Repass.
Derek Larkin Schmidt is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Kansas Attorney General from 2011 to 2023. A Republican,Schmidt was first elected to office serving in the Kansas Senate,where he represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2011,and served as Agriculture Committee chairman and Senate majority leader. Schmidt became the state attorney general in 2011,after he defeated incumbent Democrat Stephen Six.
Laura Jeanne Kelly 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. Kelly was elected governor in 2018,defeating Republican nominee Kris Kobach. She was reelected in 2022,narrowly defeating Republican nominee Derek Schmidt.
Julia Lynn is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 9th district since 2006.
Mary Pilcher-Cook is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 10th district from 2009 to 2020. She was a representative on the Kansas House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2006. She was elected to the Kansas Senate 2008 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016. On December 27,2019,she announced that she would resign from the Senate effective January 16,2020,a year before her term expired.
The Kansas Department of Commerce is a department of the government of Kansas under the Governor of Kansas. As the state's lead economic development agency,it is responsible for business recruitment and expansion,as well as workforce development. The head of the Department is the Secretary of Commerce,who is appointed by the Governor,with the approval of the Kansas Senate.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Kansas,concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Jeremy Ryan Claeys is a member of the Kansas Senate and a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Lynn Wayne Rogers is an American politician and businessman who served as the 41st Kansas State Treasurer from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Kansas from 2019 to 2021. A Democrat,he had previously served on the board of Wichita Public Schools from 2001 to 2017,and in the Kansas Senate representing the 25th district in west Wichita from 2017 to 2019.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Alicia Dawn Straub is an American politician who is a member of the Kansas Senate from the 33rd District since January 11,2021. She is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 113th district from March 19,2019,to January 11,2021. A resident of Ellinwood,Kansas,she was selected by Republican precinct committee members on March 12,2019,to succeed former Rep. Greg Lewis (R),who resigned due to health issues. Senator Straub was formally appointed by Governor Laura Kelly to the seat on March 14 and was sworn in by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on March 19. Prior to her election to the House of Representatives,she served as a county commissioner in Barton County,Kansas and was the commission chairman from January to March 2019. She resigned from the county commission from a meeting on March 18,2019,in order to take her seat in the Kansas Legislature.
The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Kansas,with primary elections taking place on August 2,2022. Governor Laura Kelly ran for re-election to a second term,facing Republican State Attorney General Derek Schmidt in the general election.
The 2022 Kansas Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced he would retire to run for governor. The Republican nominee was former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach,and the Democratic nominee was former police officer,prosecutor,and state securities regulator,Chris Mann. Kobach narrowly won,taking 50.80% of the general election vote to Mann's 49.20%.
The 2022 Kansas State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Kansas State Treasurer. Incumbent Democrat Lynn Rogers was appointed on January 2,2021,after his predecessor,Jake LaTurner,resigned after being elected to Congress. Republican Steven Johnson defeated Rogers in the general election.
