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Governor of Kansas | |
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Standard of the Governor | |
Residence | Cedar Crest |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Charles L. Robinson |
Formation | February 9, 1861 |
Salary | $99,636 (2017) [1] |
Website | governor |
The Governor of Kansas is the head of the executive branch of Kansas's state government [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kansas Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and to grant pardons. [6]
The government of the U.S. state of Kansas, established by the Kansas Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Through a system of separation of powers, or "checks and balances," each of these branches has some authority to act on its own, and also some authority to regulate the other two branches, so that all three branches can limit and balance the others' authority.
The Kansas National Guard, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Kansas. It comprises both the Kansas Army National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard. The Governor of Kansas is Commander-in-Chief of the Kansas National Guard when in state use. The State's highest-ranking military commander, the Adjutant General of Kansas, serves as the military head of the Guard and is second only to the Governor.
The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, with 125 state representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 state senators. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, senators for four-year terms.
The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the second Monday of January after election. [7] The governor originally had a two-year term; this was changed to four years by a constitutional amendment in 1974. The lieutenant governor is elected at the same time as the governor. [7] When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. [8]
Since becoming a state, Kansas has had 47 governors. The state's longest-serving governors were Robert Docking, John W. Carlin, and Bill Graves, each of whom served 8 years and 4 days (Docking served four two-year terms; Carlin and Graves each served two four-year terms). The shortest-serving governor was John McCuish, who served only 11 days after the resignation of Fred Hall.
Robert Blackwell Docking was the 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.
John William Carlin is an American politician. He served as the 40th Governor of Kansas from 1979 to 1987, and the Archivist of the United States from May 30, 1995, to February 15, 2005. He teaches at Kansas State University and operates a website to advance civic engagement. Carlin is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
William Preston Graves is a former American politician who was the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.
The current governor is Democrat Laura Kelly, who took office on January 14, 2019.
Laura Kelly is an American politician who is the 48th governor of Kansas, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 18th district in the Kansas State Senate from 2005 to 2019. Kelly ran for governor in the 2018 election and defeated the Republican nominee, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.
The office was created in 1861 when Kansas was officially admitted to the United States as the 34th state. Prior to statehood in 1861, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Kansas Territory with similar powers.
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Kansas.
Despite being an executive branch official, the Governor also possesses legislative and judicial powers. The Governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the Kansas Legislature, submitting the budget, ensuring that state laws are enforced, and that the peace is preserved.
In ancient British customs, Conservators of the Peace, or Wardens of the Peace, were individuals who had a special charge, by virtue of their office, to see that the King's peace was kept.
There is no lifetime limit on the number of times he or she may be elected, but a governor who has been elected to two consecutive terms must be out of office for at least one election cycle before being eligible once again for re-election. Elections occur at the same time as the Congressional midterm elections, and each term begins on the second Monday of January following the election. The lieutenant governor is subject to the same limitations and runs on a combined ticket with the governor. [9] Furthermore, there is neither an age requirement nor a residency requirement to run for the office; as of 2017 three Kansan teenagers were doing so. [10]
If the governor becomes incapacitated, the lieutenant governor assumes the duties of the governor. However, if both offices become vacant, the line of succession is determined by the legislature. Under present law, the President of the Senate would be next in line to assume the governorship, followed by the Speaker of the House.
Since 1962, the Governor of Kansas has resided in the governor's mansion, known as Cedar Crest. It was designed by the architect firm Wight and Wight. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointed by | |
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1 | Andrew Horatio Reeder | July 7, 1854 – August 16, 1855 | Franklin Pierce | |
2 | Wilson Shannon | September 5, 1855 – August 18, 1856 | ||
3 | John W. Geary | September 9, 1856 – March 20, 1857 | ||
4 | Robert J. Walker | May 27, 1857 – December 15, 1857 | James Buchanan | |
5 | James W. Denver | December 1857 – November 1858 | ||
6 | Samuel Medary | December 1858 – December 1860 |
The eastern bulk of Kansas Territory was admitted to the Union as Kansas on January 29, 1861; the remainder become unorganized territory which would shortly be assigned to Colorado Territory. The Kansas Constitution provided that a governor and lieutenant governor be elected every two years. [11] An amendment in 1972 increased terms to four years, [12] , and provided that the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket. In the original constitution, should the office of governor be vacant, the powers would devolve upon the lieutenant governor, who nonetheless would remain in that office; [13] an amendment in 1972 changed that so that, in such an event, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and relies on the legislature to provide for succession after that. [14]
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor [lower-alpha 1] | |||
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1 | Charles L. Robinson | February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1860 | Joseph Pomeroy Root | |||
2 | Thomas Carney | January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1862 | Thomas A. Osborn | |||
3 | Samuel J. Crawford | January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned) [lower-alpha 2] | Republican | 1864 | James McGrew | |||
1866 | Nehemiah Green | |||||||
4 | Nehemiah Green | November 4, 1868 – January 11, 1869 (successor took office) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | |||
5 | James M. Harvey | January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1868 | Charles Vernon Eskridge | |||
1870 | Peter Percival Elder | |||||||
6 | Thomas A. Osborn | January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1872 | Elias S. Stover | |||
1874 | Melville J. Salter | |||||||
7 | George T. Anthony | January 8, 1877 – January 13, 1879 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1876 | ||||
Lyman U. Humphrey | ||||||||
8 | John St. John | January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election) | Republican | 1878 | ||||
1880 | David Wesley Finney [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||
9 | George Washington Glick | January 8, 1883 – January 12, 1885 (lost election) | Democratic | 1882 | ||||
10 | John Martin | January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1884 | Alexander P. Riddle | |||
1886 | ||||||||
11 | Lyman U. Humphrey | January 14, 1889 – January 8, 1893 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1888 | Andrew Jackson Felt | |||
1890 | ||||||||
12 | Lorenzo D. Lewelling | January 8, 1893 – January 14, 1895 (lost election) | Populist | 1892 | Percy Daniels | |||
13 | Edmund Needham Morrill | January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 (lost election) | Republican | 1894 | James Armstrong Troutman | |||
14 | John W. Leedy | January 11, 1897 – January 9, 1899 (lost election) | Populist | 1896 | Alexander Miller Harvey | |||
15 | William Eugene Stanley | January 9, 1899 – January 12, 1903 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1898 | Harry E. Richter | |||
1900 | ||||||||
16 | Willis J. Bailey | January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1902 | David John Hanna | |||
17 | Edward W. Hoch | January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1904 | ||||
1906 | William James Fitzgerald | |||||||
18 | Walter R. Stubbs | January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1908 | ||||
1910 | Richard Joseph Hopkins | |||||||
19 | George H. Hodges | January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915 (lost election) | Democratic | 1912 | Sheffield Ingalls [lower-alpha 3] | |||
20 | Arthur Capper | January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1914 | William Yoast Morgan | |||
1916 | ||||||||
21 | Henry Justin Allen | January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1918 | Charles Solomon Huffman | |||
1920 | ||||||||
22 | Jonathan M. Davis | January 8, 1923 – January 12, 1925 (lost election) | Democratic | 1922 | Benjamin S. Paulen [lower-alpha 3] | |||
23 | Benjamin S. Paulen | January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1924 | De Lanson Alson Newton Chase | |||
1926 | ||||||||
24 | Clyde M. Reed | January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1928 | Jacob W. Graybill [lower-alpha 3] | |||
25 | Harry Hines Woodring | January 12, 1931 – January 9, 1933 (lost election) | Democratic | 1930 | ||||
26 | Alf Landon | January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1932 | Charles W. Thompson | |||
1934 | ||||||||
27 | Walter A. Huxman | January 11, 1937 – January 9, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1936 | William M. Lindsay | |||
28 | Payne Ratner | January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1938 | Carl E. Friend | |||
1940 | ||||||||
29 | Andrew Frank Schoeppel | January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1942 | Jess C. Denious | |||
1944 | ||||||||
30 | Frank Carlson | January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned) [lower-alpha 4] | Republican | 1946 | Frank L. Hagaman | |||
1948 | ||||||||
31 | Frank L. Hagaman | November 28, 1950 – January 8, 1951 (successor took office) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | |||
32 | Edward F. Arn | January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1950 | Fred Hall | |||
1952 | ||||||||
33 | Fred Hall | January 10, 1955 – January 3, 1957 (resigned) [lower-alpha 5] | Republican | 1954 | John McCuish | |||
34 | John McCuish | January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957 (successor took office) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | |||
35 | George Docking | January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election) | Democratic | 1956 | Joseph W. Henkle Sr. | |||
1958 | ||||||||
36 | John Anderson Jr. | January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1960 | Harold H. Chase | |||
1962 | ||||||||
37 | William H. Avery | January 11, 1965 – January 9, 1967 (lost election) | Republican | 1964 | John Crutcher [lower-alpha 3] | |||
38 | Robert Docking | January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975 (term limited) | Democratic | 1966 | ||||
1968 | James H. DeCoursey Jr. | |||||||
1970 | Reynolds Shultz [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||
1972 | Dave Owen [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||
39 | Robert Frederick Bennett | January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 (lost election) | Republican | 1974 [lower-alpha 6] | Shelby Smith | |||
40 | John W. Carlin | January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited) | Democratic | 1978 | Paul Dugan | |||
1982 | Thomas Docking | |||||||
41 | Mike Hayden | January 12, 1987 – January 14, 1991 (lost election) | Republican | 1986 | Jack D. Walker | |||
42 | Joan Finney | January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1990 | Jim Francisco | |||
43 | Bill Graves | January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 (term limited) | Republican | 1994 | Sheila Frahm (resigned June 11, 1996) | |||
Vacant | ||||||||
Gary Sherrer (appointed July 18, 1996) | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
44 | Kathleen Sebelius | January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned) [lower-alpha 7] | Democratic | 2002 | John E. Moore | |||
2006 | Mark Parkinson | |||||||
45 | Mark Parkinson | April 28, 2009 – January 10, 2011 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | |||
Troy Findley (appointed May 15, 2009) | ||||||||
46 | Sam Brownback | January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned) [lower-alpha 8] | Republican | 2010 | Jeff Colyer | |||
2014 | ||||||||
47 | Jeff Colyer | January 31, 2018 – January 14, 2019 (not candidate for election) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Tracey Mann (appointed February 14, 2018) | |||
48 | Laura Kelly | January 14, 2019 – present [lower-alpha 9] | Democratic | 2018 | Lynn Rogers |
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