William Forrester Owens is an American former politician who served as the 40th Governor of Colorado from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party,he was re-elected in 2002 by the largest majority in state history,after making transportation,education and tax cuts the focus of his governorship. As of 2022,he is the most recent Republican to serve as Governor of Colorado.
Samuel Dale Brownback is an American attorney,politician,diplomat,and member of the Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021. Brownback previously served as the Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas (1986–93),as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1995–96),as a United States senator from Kansas (1996–2011) and the 46th governor of Kansas (2011–18). He also ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.
Kathleen Sebelius is an American businesswoman and 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.
The Kansas Republican Party is the state affiliate political party in Kansas of the United States Republican Party. The Kansas Republican Party was organized in May 1859.
Carla J. Stovall - also known as Carla Stovall Steckline - is a Republican politician from Marion,Kansas who served as Attorney General of the State of Kansas from 1995 to 2003. During her tenure,she also served as President of the National Association of Attorneys General.
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.
Ronald F. Richard is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican,Richard served in the Missouri House of Representatives,including as Speaker of the House before being elected to the State Senate in 2010. He is the first speaker to later be elected Missouri senator in more than 100 years,the first in Missouri's history to serve as top leader in both houses of his state's legislature,and the fifth person in United States history to do such. Richard represented the 32nd Senatorial District.
The 2002 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002. Incumbent Governor Bill Graves,a Republican,was barred from seeking a third term by the Kansas Constitution. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius,the Democratic nominee,ran against Kansas State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger,the Republican nominee,with Sebelius defeating Shallenburger to become the second female Governor of Kansas after Joan Finney who served as governor from 1991 to 1995.
Virgil Peck Jr. is a Republican and former member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing the 12th district. He is currently representing Kansas State Senate district 15. He is the former chairman of the Kansas House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committees,and the former Republican Majority Caucus Chairman.
Raymond F. Merrick is a Republican former member of the Kansas House of Representatives,representing district 27 from 2013 to 2017. He was elected Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives in December 2012.
Ronald Gene Estes is an American politician,engineer,and farmer who has been the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district since April 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 to 2017.
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.
Michael O'Donnell II –also known as Michael O'Donnell,Jr. –is a former Republican member of the Sedgwick County Commission in Kansas,representing District 2 from 2017 to 2020. He previously represented the 25th district in the Kansas Senate,and was a member of the Wichita City Council.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election.
Ronald Ryckman Jr. is an American politician. He represents the 78th District in the Kansas House of Representatives,and serves as the Speaker of the House. He was first elected to the Kansas House in 2012,and previously served on the Olathe City Council from 2009 to 2017.
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next Governor of Kansas. Democratic nominee Laura Kelly won the election,defeating Republican nominee Kris Kobach and independent candidate Greg Orman.
Richard Lee Bond was an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 8th district from 1986 to 2001. A member of the Republican Party,Bond also served as the Majority Whip and President of the Senate. Prior to his tenure in the Kansas Senate,he served as an assistant to three members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Brandon Whipple is an American politician and academic serving as Mayor of Wichita,Kansas. He previously served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 96th district,which included part of south Wichita and was the Ranking Minority member on the Higher Education Budget committee.
Michael Capps is an American politician who was born in Wichita,Kansas. A Republican,he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 85th district from 2018 to 2021.
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. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly ran for re-election to a second term. Both Kelly and Republican State Attorney General Derek Schmidt won their respective nominations with little opposition. Libertarian Seth Cordell and Independent Dennis Pyle were also on the ballot.
