Guide Note
Kathleen Sebelius is the 44th Governor of Kansas. She delivered the Democratic response to President Bush's 2008 State of the Union Address on January 29, 2008. She is one of four co-chairs for the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.1 In addition to organizing the DNC, she is set to deliver a speech at the convention on August 26.1
Fast Facts
- Born: May 15, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Assumed office: January 13, 2003
- Party: Democrat
- Spouse: Gary Sebelius
- Father: Former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan
- Alma mater: Trinity Washington University, University of Kansas
- Previous position held: Insurance Commissioner of Kansas
- Second female governor of Kansas
- Time Magazine called her one of the five best American Governors in 2005
- Considered on the short list as potential Obama VP2
- Co-chairwoman of the 2008 Democratic National Convention3
Early Life
Sebelius earned her Master's degree in public administration from the University of Kansas. She served in the Kansas House of Representatives before becoming Insurance Commissioner in 1994.
Positions
- Pro-choice
- Opposes concealed handgun rights; repealed a law banning civilian machine gun ownership
- Opposes capital punishment
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