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{{for|the English actress and singer|Laura Michelle Kelly}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Laura Kelly
| image = Laura Kelly official photo.jpg
| caption = Kelly in 2018
| order = 48th [[List of governors of Kansas|Governor of Kansas]]
| lieutenant = [[Lynn Rogers (politician)|Lynn Rogers]]<br>[[David Toland]]
| term_start = January 14, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Jeff Colyer]]
| successor =
| state_senate1 = Kansas
| district1 = [[Kansas's 18th Senate district|18th]]
| term_start1 = January 10, 2005
| term_end1 = January 14, 2019
| predecessor1 = [[David D. Jackson|Dave Jackson]]
| successor1 = [[Vic Miller]]
| birth_name = Laura Jeanne Kelly
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|1|24}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Ted Daughety]]|1979}}
| children = 2
| residence = [[Cedar Crest (mansion)|Cedar Crest]]
| education = [[Bradley University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Indiana University Bloomington]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
| website = [https://governor.kansas.gov/ Government website]
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'''Laura Jeanne Kelly''' (born January 24, 1950)<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia">[https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/laura-kelly/20157 "Laura Kelly,"] ''Kansapedia,'' [[Kansas Historical Society]], retrieved November 27, 2022</ref><ref name="kelly_laura_H0KS02113_fec_gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0KS02113/|title=Kelly, Laura Jeanne|website=FEC.gov|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> is an American politician serving since 2019 as the [[List of governors of Kansas|48th governor of Kansas]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she represented the [[Kansas's 18th Senate district|18th district]] in the [[Kansas Senate]] from 2005 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-11-06/election-2018-laura-kelly-upsets-kris-kobach-in-kansas-governors-race|title=US News - Laura Kelly Upset Victory|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> Kelly was elected governor in [[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election|2018]], defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Kris Kobach]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.laurakellyforkansas.com/about/|title=Meet Laura Kelly {{!}} Laura Kelly for Governor |website=www.laurakellyforkansas.com|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> She was reelected in [[2022 Kansas gubernatorial election|2022]], defeating Republican nominee [[Derek Schmidt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edelman |first=Adam |date=9 November 2022 |title=Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins re-election, defeating GOP challenger Derek Schmidt |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/kansas-governor-election-2022-laura-kelly-wins-race-rcna55330 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
==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 (1971<ref name="our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com">[https://collegecliffs.com/governors-degrees-earned/ "Our 50 Governors and the Degrees They've Earned,"] updated October 4, 2022, CollegeCliffs.com, retrieved November 27, 2022</ref>), and at [[Indiana University]], earning a [[Master of Science]] in [[therapeutic recreation]].<ref name="our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com" /><ref name="laura_kelly_freedomspeaks_com">{{cite web |url=http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/39730/kansas-%28ks%29-state-senator-laura-kelly-%5Bks-senate%5Dhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219071917/http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/39730/kansas-%28ks%29-state-senator-laura-kelly-%5Bks-senate%5Dhtml |title=Official Profile: Kansas (KS) State Senator Laura Kelly | archive-date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> (Kelly received the [[Bradley University]] Distinguished Alumna award and was inducted into Bradley's Centurion Society on October 4, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni Inducted Into Bradley Centurion Society |url=https://www.bradley.edu/offices/communications/pr/releases/article.dot?id=7724b30e-4cfa-4ec0-a322-8ebcc5bcae27 |website=Bradley University |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>)
Kelly worked as a [[recreation therapy|recreation therapist]] at New York's [[Rockland Psychiatric Center|Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center]]. She became director of [[physical education]] and [[recreation therapy]] at the [[National Jewish Health|National Jewish Hospital for Respiratory and Immune Diseases]].<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia" /> She then moved to Kansas, and became executive director at the Kansas Recreation and Park Association from 1988 to 2004.<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia" />
==Early political career==
Kelly was elected to the [[Kansas Senate]] in November 2004, later serving as [[Whip (politics)|Minority Whip]].<ref name="sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org">{{Cite web|url=http://kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/members/sen_kelly_laura_1/|title=Senator Laura Kelly: Senate Minority Whip {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|website=kslegislature.org|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> During her Senate tenure, from 2005 until her 2019 inauguration as governor, she was at times the [[Ranking member|Ranking Minority member]] of the [[Ways and Means Committee]], Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and [[KanCare]] Oversight, and Public Health and Welfare Committee.<ref name="sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org" />
In late 2009, Kelly briefly considered a run for [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-12-31/kelly_ending_us_house_bid|title="Kelly ending U.S House bid", Topeka Capital-Journal |access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> During the 2011–12 legislative sessions, she served as the Assistant Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_kelly_laura_1/|title=Senator Laura Kelly - Legislators - Kansas State Legislature|website=kslegislature.org|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref>
== Governor of Kansas ==
=== Election ===
==== 2018 ====
{{main|2018 Kansas gubernatorial election}}
On December 15, 2017, Kelly announced her intention to run for governor of Kansas. In the Democratic primary she ran against former mayor of Wichita [[Carl Brewer (politician)|Carl Brewer]] and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture [[Josh Svaty]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article133816884.html|title=Brewer promises community activist campaign for governor|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cjonline.com/news/state-government/local/2017-05-16/democrat-joshua-svaty-declares-candidacy-kansas-governor|title=Democrat Joshua Svaty declares candidacy for Kansas governor|last=Carpenter|first=Tim|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> On May 24, 2018, Kelly announced State Senator [[Lynn Rogers (politician)|Lynn Rogers]] as her running mate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article211806484.html|title=Kelly picks fellow state senator from Wichita as running mate|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> On August 7, she defeated Brewer and Svaty, receiving 51.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html|title=Kansas Primary Election Results|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|date=August 7, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 6, 2018|last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew|issn=0362-4331|last3=Lee|first3=Jasmine C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article216277325.html|title=Kansas primary election results 2018|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
Kelly was endorsed by former Kansas Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Kathleen Sebelius]].<ref name="Former GOP"/> She was also endorsed by 28 current or former Republican government officials, including former Kansas Governor [[Bill Graves]]; former State Senator, Lt. Governor and U.S. Senator [[Sheila Frahm]], Lt. Gov. [[Gary Sherrer (Kansas politician)|Gary Sherrer]], Insurance Commissioner [[Sandy Praeger]], Senate President [[Richard L. Bond (Kansas politician)|Dick Bond]], Senate President [[David Kerr (Kansas politician)|David Kerr]], Senate Vice President [[John Vratil]], Senate Majority Leaders [[Tim Emert]] and [[Lana Oleen]]; Senators [[Barbara Allen (politician)|Barbara Allen]], [[David Wysong]], [[Wint Winter Jr]]., [[Pete Brungardt]], [[Ruth Teichman]], [[Barbara Bollier]], [[Audrey Langworthy]], [[Terrie Huntington]], [[Bob Vancrum]], and [[Alicia Salisbury]]; Representatives [[Jo Ann Pottorff|JoAnn Pottorff]], Ginger Barr, Jim Yonally, Jim Lowther, Fred Lorentz, and Representative and Republican Party Chairperson [[Rochelle Chronister]]; Republican National Delegate Don Johnston; and Representatives [[Joy Koesten]] and [[Charles Roth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Laura-Kelly-touts-growing-list-of-Republican-support-493262361.html |title=Laura Kelly touts growing list of Republican support |work=[[WIBW-TV|WIBW]] |date=September 14, 2018 |access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cjonline.com/news/20180913/two-dozen-gop-lawmakers-endorse-democrat-kelly-for-governor|title=Two dozen GOP lawmakers endorse Democrat Kelly for governor|last=Carpenter |first=Tim|work=The Topeka Capital Journal|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>
Graves said, "Laura Kelly is the only Democrat I have ever endorsed for public office. And the reason I'm doing that now is because I believe so much is at stake in the state of Kansas. I have known Laura for over 30 years. She has all the qualities and all the capabilities that we are looking for to lead the state during this difficult time and to reestablish the state to what it once was. ... Laura has integrity, and I know she will bring Kansans together regardless of party to solve problems."<ref name="Former GOP">{{ cite news |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article217788210.html |title=Former GOP governor of Kansas endorses Democrat Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach |publisher=[[Kansas City Star]] |first=Hunter |last=Woodall |date=September 4, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> Former Republican state senator [[Tim Owens (politician)|Tim Owens]] was the campaign treasurer for Kansas independent candidate [[Greg Orman]], but he stepped down from that post on October 30 and endorsed Kelly, believing only she could beat Kobach.<ref>{{ cite news |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article220853690.html |title=Orman treasurer resigns, endorses Kelly in Kansas governor race |publisher=[[Wichita Eagle]] |first=Jonathan |last=Shorman |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>
Kelly described her candidacy as aimed at reversing the fiscal, educational and other "disasters" of [[Sam Brownback]]'s governance. She characterized her opponent, who had been noted for his broad disenfranchisement of voters and legal strategies against immigrants, as "Sam Brownback on steroids".<ref name=World>{{ cite news |url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2018/oct/07/laura-kelly-democrat-running-for-governor-in-a-red-state/ |title=Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly hopes to 'slam the door' on Brownback's policies |publisher=[[Lawrence Journal World]] |first=Peter |last=Hancock |date=October 7, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
On November 6, Kelly defeated the Republican nominee, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, receiving 47.8% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas|title=Kansas Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ent.sos.ks.gov/kssos_ent.html#0040|title=Unofficial Kansas Election Results|website=Ent.Sos.ks.gov|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
==== 2022 ====
{{main|2022 Kansas gubernatorial election}}
Kelly was reelected on November 8, 2022, defeating Kansas Attorney General [[Derek Schmidt]], 49.2% to 47.7%.
===Cabinet===
{| class=wikitable
! Office !! Incumbent
|-
|[[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas|Lieutenant Governor]] || [[David Toland]]
|-
|[[Adjutant General of Kansas|Adjutant General]] || [[David Weishaar]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Administration|Secretary of Administration]] || DeAngela Burns-Wallace
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] || [[Mike Beam]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] || [[David Toland]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Corrections|Secretary of Corrections]] || [[Jeff Zmuda]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment|Secretary of Health and Environment]] || [[Janet Stanek]]
|-
|[[Kansas Highway Patrol|Superintendent of the Highway Patrol]] || [[Herman Jones]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department for Children and Families|Secretary for Children and Families]] || [[Laura Howard (secretary)|Laura Howard]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] || Amber Shultz
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Revenue|Secretary of Revenue]] || [[Mark Burghardt]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]] || [[Julie Lorenz]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks|Secretary of Wildlife and Parks]] || [[Brad Loveless]]
|}
===Tenure and political positions===
Kelly was regarded as a [[moderate Democrat]] while she was a state senator, and more [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] as governor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shorman|first=Jonathan|date=April 23, 2019|url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article229430384.html|title=Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first 100 days bring early wins. 'I've been there, done that': Laura Kelly navigates GOP skepticism to score early wins|work=The Wichita Enagle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206174726/https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article229430384.html|archive-date=February 6, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>
====Budget and economic issues====
Kelly was critical of the [[Kansas experiment]], the experimental Kansas budget of her predecessor [[Sam Brownback]] that led to cuts in schools, roads, and public safety. She would like to reverse those changes and pointed out that after there were major budget shortages she led a bipartisan effort to successfully balance the budget without increasing taxes.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=GOPAnger>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/ad172810a4b0dbabf6b2a56432d3dadf Rising Kansas revenues fuel GOP anger over lack of tax cuts], Associated Press (February 3, 2020).</ref>
In 2019, Kelly vetoed two Republican bills that would have cut [[state income tax]]es in Kansas.<ref name=GOPAnger/> She said that the state could not afford the cuts,<ref name=GOPAnger/> and that the Republican bill, which would have cut revenues by an estimated $245 million over a three-year period, would have precipitated a "senseless fiscal crisis" and created a budget deficit.<ref>Dion Lefler, [https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article230530174.html Gov. Kelly vetoes Republican tax bill, says it would bring 'senseless fiscal crisis'], ''Wichita Eagle'' (May 17, 2019).</ref> Kelly's decision, as well as higher-than-expected state revenue intakes, led to the state beginning its 2020 budget year with $1.1 billion in cash reserves.<ref name=GOPAnger/> She sought to use some of the reserves to pay down debt and make payments to the state pension system.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2020-01-16/kansas-governor-seeks-to-use-cash-reserves-to-pay-off-debt Kansas Governor Seeks to Use Cash Reserves to Pay off Debt], Associated Press (January 16, 2020).</ref>
====COVID-19 responses====
{{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas}}
In response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], Kelly, like other governors, took steps to halt the spread of the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] virus, which causes [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). She declared a state of emergency on March 12 following the state's first COVID-19 death,<ref>John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, [https://apnews.com/61c63fc718f716b9194fb3e3304ffccc Kansas reports COVID-19 death; governor declares emergency], Associated Press (March 12, 2020).</ref> and issued a 60-day ban on public gatherings of 50 or more people and a moratorium on utility shutoffs on March 16.<ref>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/90881e25d6e359716cd09bf4206ef6e0 Kansas bans gatherings of 50; Kansas City area goes further], Associated Press (March 16, 2020).</ref> On March 18, citing the unprecedented crisis, Kelly directed the end to all in-person [[K–12]] classes for the remainder of the school year, making Kansas the first state to take that step.<ref>Colin Dwyer, [https://www.npr.org/sections/Coronavirus%20Live%20Updates/2020/03/18/817886198/kansas-becomes-the-first-state-to-end-its-school-year Kansas Becomes The First State To End In-Person Classes For The Year], NPR (March 18, 2020).</ref> On March 23, to combat the virus's spread, she limited public gatherings to ten people.<ref>Nicole Asbury, [https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241437841.html Kelly restricts public gatherings to no more than 10 to combat coronavirus spread], ''Kansas City Star'' (March 23, 2020).</ref> On March 28, amid increasing deaths and illnesses, Kelly issued a "stay at home" order that directed all residents to remain at home, except for travel for essential work, essential business (such as traveling to obtain medical care or groceries), and outdoor exercise with [[social distancing]] measures.<ref name=StayHome>[https://apnews.com/425a488fcf8f16dfb0d7e06a9293b1ff Kansas governor orders residents to stay home to curb virus], Associated Press (March 28, 2020).</ref> Almost two dozen states had already issued similar orders, and almost 75% of Kansas's population were already affected by similar orders from local orders, since 25 Kansas counties, including the most populous ones, already had a stay-at-home order in place.<ref name=StayHome/> Kelly strongly criticized the [[Trump administration]]'s slow response to the crisis and the federal failure to provide Kansas and other states with adequate supplies of [[personal protective equipment]] (such as masks, gloves, and gowns) and [[COVID-19 testing|testing kits]].<ref>John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, [https://apnews.com/aeaaea98338f18cc264ca23e694a4d6d Kansas governor calls US officials unprepared for COVID-19], Associated Press (April 2, 2020).</ref>
The ''[[The Kansas City Star|Kansas City Star]]'' criticized Kelly's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in an editorial lamenting that "Kansas seems to be uniquely underperforming, a recurring issue for Kelly and the administration she leads", citing [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] data showing Kansas near the bottom of vaccinations per 100,000 residents.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editorial Board|date=January 8, 2021|title=Gov. Laura Kelly knew the COVID vaccine was coming. Why wasn't Kansas better prepared?|url=https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article248363185.html|url-status=live|website=Kansas City Star}}</ref> Members of the Kansas congressional delegation, including fellow [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Sharice Davids]], have called on Kelly to do more to address backlog of claimants at the [[Kansas Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] seeking unemployment payments from federal programs aimed to help residents out of work due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bahl|first=Andrew|title=Gov. Laura Kelly announces KDOL changes as sweeping modernization effort moves on|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2021/03/03/gov-laura-kelly-announces-changes-kansas-department-labor/6913590002/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
On November 16, 2020, Kelly renewed her call for the legislature to join her in the issuance of masking orders.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article246621418.html Kansas Governor Laura Kelly renews push for mask mandate], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Laura Kelly, via Facebook, October 21, 2020.</ref>
====Executive order on religious gatherings====
Because Kelly's orders on public gatherings applied to Easter Sunday celebrations in churches, the Republican-majority Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC){{refn|group=nb|The LCC, established under Chapter 46, Kansas Statutes,<ref>[https://casetext.com/statute/kansas-statutes/chapter-46-legislature/article-12-legislative-coordinating-council Chapter 46, Kansas Statutes]</ref> consists of the presiding officers and party leaders of both houses of the Legislature.}}, a group of leaders of the [[Kansas Legislature]], voted to revoke her order on a 5–2 party-line vote on April 9, 2020, asserting that the order violated the [[free exercise of religion]].<ref name=church>[https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241861126.html War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church gatherings], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Jonathan Shorman, Amy Renee Leiker and Michael Stavola, April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</ref><ref>Sherman Smith, [https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20200411/kansas-coronavirus-update-supreme-court-sides-with-gov-laura-kelly-in-fight-over-church-crowds Kansas coronavirus update: Supreme Court sides with Gov. Laura Kelly in fight over church crowds], ''Leavenworth Times'' (April 11, 2020).</ref><ref name=GovBlasts>Conner Mitchell, [https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/08/kelly-norman-blast-lawmakers-vote-to-rescind-order-limiting-in-person-religious-gatherings/ Governor blasts Kansas lawmakers' vote to rescind limits on in-person religious gatherings], ''Lawrence Journal-World'' (April 8, 2020).</ref> Republican Attorney General [[Derek Schmidt]] opposed Kelly's order, issuing a memorandum calling it a violation of the Kansas state law, and urged law enforcement not to enforce it.<ref name=church/> Kelly called this "shockingly irresponsible";<ref name="church" /> at the time, there had been more than a thousand confirmed COVID-19 cases, and dozens of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, in Kansas,<ref name="GovBlasts" /> and of 11 identified sources of contagion, three had come from recent religious gatherings.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article241810656.html Kansas has 3 church-related COVID-19 clusters, state says amid scramble for supplies], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Jonathan Shorman, April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</ref> She challenged the LCC's decision in the [[Kansas Supreme Court]]. Following an expedited [[oral argument]] (conducted remotely via [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]] teleconference), the state Supreme Court unanimously reinstated Kelly's orders, concluding that her executive order was valid and that the LCC lacked the authority to overturn it.<ref>''[https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/High%20Interest%20Cases/Kelly%20v%20LCC/122765Opinion.pdf Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Counsel]'', Kansas Supreme Court (April 11, 2020).</ref><ref>[https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-supreme-court-says-executive-order-banning-religious-service-of-more-than-10-people-stands-governor-laura-kelly-covid-19-coronavirus/32114710# Kansas Supreme Court says executive order banning religious service of more than 10 people stands], [[KMBC-TV|KMBC]], April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.</ref><ref>Jason Breslow, [https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/12/832644243/kansas-supreme-court-upholds-governors-order-limiting-the-size-of-easter-service Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Governor's Order Limiting The Size Of Easter Services], NPR (April 12, 2020).</ref><ref>Conner Mitchell, [https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/11/kansas-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-governors-suit-against-lawmakers-decision-could-come-saturday/ Kansas Supreme Court says legislative panel didn't have authority to revoke governor's order], ''Lawrence Journal-World'' (April 11, 2020).</ref>
A week later, in a separate case, U.S. District Judge [[John W. Broomes]] in Wichita issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Kelly's order as to two churches (one in [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], the other in [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]). contending that the restriction violated religious freedom and free speech rights.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-18|title=Judge doubts Kansas COVID-19 rule, blocks it for 2 churches|url=https://apnews.com/article/2dc708f8d69d2671af2301d086043ccc|access-date=2021-02-13|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shorman|first=Jonathan|date=April 26, 2020|title=Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> That case became [[Mootness|moot]] after Kelly issued a new executive order with less restrictive COVID-19 rules effective on May 4, 2020, under an agreement that allowed the churches to hold larger in-person services but required [[social distancing]].<ref name=StarkShorman>Carylynn Stark & Jonathan Shorman, [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4], ''Kansas City Star'' (April 25, 2020).</ref>
====Healthcare====
As governor, Kelly pushed the Republican-controlled [[Kansas Legislature|Kansas legislature]] to accept the [[Medicaid expansion]] under the [[Affordable Care Act]],<ref>Phil McCausland, [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-governor-top-republican-reach-deal-expand-medicaid-n1113071 Kansas governor, top Republican reach deal to expand Medicaid], NBC News (January 9, 2020).</ref> to provide health care coverage to up to 150,000 Kansans.<ref name=HannaAP>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/f5cf2666dc8dbd4b88e1f313e28a655d New Kansas proposal breaks impasse on expanding Medicaid], Associated Press (January 9, 2020).</ref> A Medicaid expansion plan had passed the Kansas Legislature in 2017, but Brownback vetoed it.<ref name=HannaAP/> In January 2020, after years of Republican opposition, Kelly struck a bipartisan compromise deal with Republican Senate Majority Leader [[Jim Denning]] that made Kansas the 38th state to accept the Medicaid expansion.<ref name=HannaAP/> Under the agreement, on January 1, 2021, Medicaid coverage was expanded to Kansas residents earning up to 138% of the [[federal poverty level]].<ref name=HannaAP/> In 2021, Kelly called for further expansion of Medicaid, proposing to pay for it with the revenue from the legalization of medical marijuana.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021|title=Missouri Republicans block funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion|work=Kansas City Star|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article250170945.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kelly has also supported reforming KanCare so that more citizens have access to health insurance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksn.com/news/your-local-election-hq/election-guide-laura-kelly-d-kansas-governor-/1527988448 |title=Election Guide: Laura Kelly (D-Kansas Governor)|date=October 25, 2018|work=KSNW|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>
====Human services====
Kelly combined the Department of Children and Family Services with the Department of Aging and Disability Services into a consolidated, integrated Department of Human Services.<ref>Laura Howard, [https://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/20200208/laura-howard-together-for-stronger-more-effective-human-services-agency Together for stronger, more effective human services agency], ''Hutchison News'', February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.</ref>
In January 2020, Kelly called for major changes to the [[Osawatomie State Hospital]], the long-troubled state psychiatric hospital that has faced scrutiny from federal regulators over security, safety, and treatment lapses. She has supported a plan for state funding for mental health crisis centers in the state.<ref>[https://apnews.com/5d86aa252dd3a641bfe9bddf25ef4ec3 Gov. Kelly: Kansas psychiatric hospital unit needs changes], Associated Press (January 3, 2020).</ref>
====School funding====
Kelly has stated that she would like to ensure Kansas schools are funded and focus on improving the performance of Kansas students to be competitive with other parts of the country. For example, she would address the statewide teacher shortage and improve pay for educators. She would also like to expand early childhood programs and increase options for students pursuing higher education.<ref name=":0" />
====Social issues====
In her first official act as governor, Kelly signed an executive order reinstating the [[LGBT employment discrimination in the United States|employment discrimination protections for LGBT state workers]] that Governor Sam Brownback had eliminated in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article224559230.html |title=Kelly reinstates protections for LGBT state workers in Kansas eliminated by Brownback |work=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |date=January 15, 2019 |access-date=May 16, 2019 |author=Shorman, Jonathan}}</ref>
Kelly opposed a Republican-proposed [[anti-abortion]] amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in early 2020, saying it would return Kansas to the "[[Dark Ages (historiography)|dark ages]]". Amid acrimonious debate, the [[Kansas House of Representatives|state House]] fell four votes short of the two-thirds majority required to put it on the state ballot.<ref>Jonathan Shorman, [https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article240200447.html Kelly accused of pressuring 'her own Catholic people' on abortion vote as tempers flare], ''Wichita Eagle'' (February 11, 2020).</ref>
== Personal life ==
Kelly has been married to physician [[Ted Daughety]], a specialist in pulmonary and sleep disorders, since 1979. They moved to [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] in 1986. They have two adult daughters, Kathleen and Molly Daughety.<ref name="World" />
Kelly is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/34496/laura-kelly|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
{{Election box begin |title=[[2022 Kansas gubernatorial election|Kansas Gubernatorial election, 2022]]<ref name="kansassosgeneral2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 General Election - Official Vote Totals |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202084830/https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=[[Kansas Secretary of State]]}}</ref>}}
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|candidate = {{ubl|Laura Kelly (incumbent)|[[David Toland]] (incumbent)}}
|votes = 499,849
|percentage = 49.54%
|change = +1.53%
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|candidate = {{ubl|[[Derek Schmidt]]|Katie Sawyer}}
|votes = 477,591
|percentage = 47.33%
|change = +4.35%
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|party = Independent
|candidate = {{ubl|[[Dennis Pyle]]|Kathleen Garrison}}
|votes = 20,452
|percentage = 2.03%
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|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = {{ubl|Seth Cordell|Evan Laudick-Gains}}
|votes = 11,106
|percentage = 1.10%
|change = −0.80%
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|votes = 1,008,998
|percentage = 100.0%
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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{ubl|Laura Kelly (incumbent)|[[David Toland]] (incumbent)}}|votes=270,968|percentage=93.84}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{ubl|Richard Karnowski|Barry Franco}}|votes=17,802|percentage=6.16}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=288,770|percentage=100}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election|Kansas Gubernatorial election, 2018]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-kansas-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-kansas-elections.html|title=Kansas Election Results|date=November 6, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 28, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Laura Kelly|votes=506,727|percentage=48.0%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=[[Kris Kobach]]|votes=453,645|percentage=43.0%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Greg Orman]]|votes=68,590|percentage=6.5%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jeff Caldwell|votes=20,020|percentage=1.9%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rick Kloos|votes=6,584|percentage=0.6%|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=53,082|percentage=5.03%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,055,566|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box gain|winner=Democratic Party (US)|loser=Republican Party (US)|swing=+2.2%}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html|title=Kansas Primary Election Results|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|date=August 7, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 29, 2018|last2=Bloch|first2=Matthew|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Lee|first3=Jasmine C.}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate=Laura Kelly
|votes=78,746
|percentage=51.5%
|change=}}
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|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=[[Carl Brewer (politician)|Carl Brewer]]
|votes=30,693
|percentage=20.1%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=[[Josh Svaty]]
|votes=26,722
|percentage=17.5%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=Arden Andersen
|votes=12,845
|percentage=8.4%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=Jack Bergeson
|votes=3,850
|percentage=2.5%
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|votes=48,053
|percentage=31.4%
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2016 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 15,007
| percentage = 51.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Jackson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,076
| percentage = 48.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29,083
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/12elec/2012_General_Election_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2012 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 14,813
| percentage = 51.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dick Barta
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,833
| percentage = 48.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28,646
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/08elec/2008_General_Official_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2008 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 18,009
| percentage = 58.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James Zeller
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,959
| percentage = 41.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,968
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/04elec/2004PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/04elec/2004GeneralOfficialResults.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2004 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Laura Kelly
| votes = 4,559
| percentage = 71.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = D. Kent Hurn
| votes = 1,793
| percentage = 28.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 6,352
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Laura Kelly
| votes = 15,388
| percentage = 50.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dave Jackson (incumbent)
| votes = 15,290
| percentage = 49.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,678
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
* [[List of female governors in the United States]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/G1-Kelly-Collection Publications concerning Governor Kelly's administration] available via the [[State Library of Kansas]]
==External links==
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*[https://www.laurakellyforkansas.com/ Laura Kelly for Governor] campaign website
*{{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Kansas/Government/Executive/Governor_Laura_Kelly}}
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| name = Laura Kelly
| image = Laura Kelly official photo.jpg.heic
| caption = Kelly in 2018
| order = 48th [[List of governors of Kansas|Governor of Kansas]]
| lieutenant = [[Lynn Rogers (politician)|Lynn Rogers]]<br>[[David Toland]]
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| successor1 = [[Vic Miller]]
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Ted Daughety]]|1979}}
| children = 2
| residence = [[Cedar Crest (mansion)|Cedar Crest]]
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'''Laura Jeanne Kelly''' (born January 24, 1950)<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia">[https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/laura-kelly/20157 "Laura Kelly,"] ''Kansapedia,'' [[Kansas Historical Society]], retrieved November 27, 2022</ref><ref name="kelly_laura_H0KS02113_fec_gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0KS02113/|title=Kelly, Laura Jeanne|website=FEC.gov|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> is an American politician serving since 2019 as the [[List of governors of Kansas|48th governor of Kansas]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], she represented the [[Kansas's 18th Senate district|18th district]] in the [[Kansas Senate]] from 2005 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-11-06/election-2018-laura-kelly-upsets-kris-kobach-in-kansas-governors-race|title=US News - Laura Kelly Upset Victory|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> Kelly was elected governor in [[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election|2018]], defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Kris Kobach]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.laurakellyforkansas.com/about/|title=Meet Laura Kelly {{!}} Laura Kelly for Governor |website=www.laurakellyforkansas.com|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> She was reelected in [[2022 Kansas gubernatorial election|2022]], defeating Republican nominee [[Derek Schmidt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edelman |first=Adam |date=9 November 2022 |title=Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins re-election, defeating GOP challenger Derek Schmidt |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/kansas-governor-election-2022-laura-kelly-wins-race-rcna55330 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
==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 (1971<ref name="our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com">[https://collegecliffs.com/governors-degrees-earned/ "Our 50 Governors and the Degrees They've Earned,"] updated October 4, 2022, CollegeCliffs.com, retrieved November 27, 2022</ref>), and at [[Indiana University]], earning a [[Master of Science]] in [[therapeutic recreation]].<ref name="our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com" /><ref name="laura_kelly_freedomspeaks_com">{{cite web |url=http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/39730/kansas-%28ks%29-state-senator-laura-kelly-%5Bks-senate%5Dhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219071917/http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/39730/kansas-%28ks%29-state-senator-laura-kelly-%5Bks-senate%5Dhtml |title=Official Profile: Kansas (KS) State Senator Laura Kelly | archive-date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> (Kelly received the [[Bradley University]] Distinguished Alumna award and was inducted into Bradley's Centurion Society on October 4, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni Inducted Into Bradley Centurion Society |url=https://www.bradley.edu/offices/communications/pr/releases/article.dot?id=7724b30e-4cfa-4ec0-a322-8ebcc5bcae27 |website=Bradley University |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref>)
Kelly worked as a [[recreation therapy|recreation therapist]] at New York's [[Rockland Psychiatric Center|Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center]]. She became director of [[physical education]] and [[recreation therapy]] at the [[National Jewish Health|National Jewish Hospital for Respiratory and Immune Diseases]].<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia" /> She then moved to Kansas, and became executive director at the Kansas Recreation and Park Association from 1988 to 2004.<ref name="laura_kelly_kansapedia" />
==Early political career==
Kelly was elected to the [[Kansas Senate]] in November 2004, later serving as [[Whip (politics)|Minority Whip]].<ref name="sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org">{{Cite web|url=http://kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/members/sen_kelly_laura_1/|title=Senator Laura Kelly: Senate Minority Whip {{!}} Legislators {{!}} Kansas State Legislature|website=kslegislature.org|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> During her Senate tenure, from 2005 until her 2019 inauguration as governor, she was at times the [[Ranking member|Ranking Minority member]] of the [[Ways and Means Committee]], Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and [[KanCare]] Oversight, and Public Health and Welfare Committee.<ref name="sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org" />
In late 2009, Kelly briefly considered a run for [[Kansas's 2nd congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-12-31/kelly_ending_us_house_bid|title="Kelly ending U.S House bid", Topeka Capital-Journal |access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref> During the 2011–12 legislative sessions, she served as the Assistant Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/members/sen_kelly_laura_1/|title=Senator Laura Kelly - Legislators - Kansas State Legislature|website=kslegislature.org|access-date=January 14, 2018}}</ref>
== Governor of Kansas ==
=== Election ===
==== 2018 ====
{{main|2018 Kansas gubernatorial election}}
On December 15, 2017, Kelly announced her intention to run for governor of Kansas. In the Democratic primary she ran against former mayor of Wichita [[Carl Brewer (politician)|Carl Brewer]] and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture [[Josh Svaty]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article133816884.html|title=Brewer promises community activist campaign for governor|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cjonline.com/news/state-government/local/2017-05-16/democrat-joshua-svaty-declares-candidacy-kansas-governor|title=Democrat Joshua Svaty declares candidacy for Kansas governor|last=Carpenter|first=Tim|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> On May 24, 2018, Kelly announced State Senator [[Lynn Rogers (politician)|Lynn Rogers]] as her running mate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article211806484.html|title=Kelly picks fellow state senator from Wichita as running mate|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref> On August 7, she defeated Brewer and Svaty, receiving 51.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html|title=Kansas Primary Election Results|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|date=August 7, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 6, 2018|last2=Bloch |first2=Matthew|issn=0362-4331|last3=Lee|first3=Jasmine C.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article216277325.html|title=Kansas primary election results 2018|website=Kansas.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
Kelly was endorsed by former Kansas Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services [[Kathleen Sebelius]].<ref name="Former GOP"/> She was also endorsed by 28 current or former Republican government officials, including former Kansas Governor [[Bill Graves]]; former State Senator, Lt. Governor and U.S. Senator [[Sheila Frahm]], Lt. Gov. [[Gary Sherrer (Kansas politician)|Gary Sherrer]], Insurance Commissioner [[Sandy Praeger]], Senate President [[Richard L. Bond (Kansas politician)|Dick Bond]], Senate President [[David Kerr (Kansas politician)|David Kerr]], Senate Vice President [[John Vratil]], Senate Majority Leaders [[Tim Emert]] and [[Lana Oleen]]; Senators [[Barbara Allen (politician)|Barbara Allen]], [[David Wysong]], [[Wint Winter Jr]]., [[Pete Brungardt]], [[Ruth Teichman]], [[Barbara Bollier]], [[Audrey Langworthy]], [[Terrie Huntington]], [[Bob Vancrum]], and [[Alicia Salisbury]]; Representatives [[Jo Ann Pottorff|JoAnn Pottorff]], Ginger Barr, Jim Yonally, Jim Lowther, Fred Lorentz, and Representative and Republican Party Chairperson [[Rochelle Chronister]]; Republican National Delegate Don Johnston; and Representatives [[Joy Koesten]] and [[Charles Roth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Laura-Kelly-touts-growing-list-of-Republican-support-493262361.html |title=Laura Kelly touts growing list of Republican support |work=[[WIBW-TV|WIBW]] |date=September 14, 2018 |access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cjonline.com/news/20180913/two-dozen-gop-lawmakers-endorse-democrat-kelly-for-governor|title=Two dozen GOP lawmakers endorse Democrat Kelly for governor|last=Carpenter |first=Tim|work=The Topeka Capital Journal|access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref>
Graves said, "Laura Kelly is the only Democrat I have ever endorsed for public office. And the reason I'm doing that now is because I believe so much is at stake in the state of Kansas. I have known Laura for over 30 years. She has all the qualities and all the capabilities that we are looking for to lead the state during this difficult time and to reestablish the state to what it once was. ... Laura has integrity, and I know she will bring Kansans together regardless of party to solve problems."<ref name="Former GOP">{{ cite news |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article217788210.html |title=Former GOP governor of Kansas endorses Democrat Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach |publisher=[[Kansas City Star]] |first=Hunter |last=Woodall |date=September 4, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> Former Republican state senator [[Tim Owens (politician)|Tim Owens]] was the campaign treasurer for Kansas independent candidate [[Greg Orman]], but he stepped down from that post on October 30 and endorsed Kelly, believing only she could beat Kobach.<ref>{{ cite news |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article220853690.html |title=Orman treasurer resigns, endorses Kelly in Kansas governor race |publisher=[[Wichita Eagle]] |first=Jonathan |last=Shorman |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>
Kelly described her candidacy as aimed at reversing the fiscal, educational and other "disasters" of [[Sam Brownback]]'s governance. She characterized her opponent, who had been noted for his broad disenfranchisement of voters and legal strategies against immigrants, as "Sam Brownback on steroids".<ref name=World>{{ cite news |url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2018/oct/07/laura-kelly-democrat-running-for-governor-in-a-red-state/ |title=Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly hopes to 'slam the door' on Brownback's policies |publisher=[[Lawrence Journal World]] |first=Peter |last=Hancock |date=October 7, 2018 |access-date=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
On November 6, Kelly defeated the Republican nominee, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, receiving 47.8% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas|title=Kansas Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ent.sos.ks.gov/kssos_ent.html#0040|title=Unofficial Kansas Election Results|website=Ent.Sos.ks.gov|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
==== 2022 ====
{{main|2022 Kansas gubernatorial election}}
Kelly was reelected on November 8, 2022, defeating Kansas Attorney General [[Derek Schmidt]], 49.2% to 47.7%.
===Cabinet===
{| class=wikitable
! Office !! Incumbent
|-
|[[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas|Lieutenant Governor]] || [[David Toland]]
|-
|[[Adjutant General of Kansas|Adjutant General]] || [[David Weishaar]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Administration|Secretary of Administration]] || DeAngela Burns-Wallace
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] || [[Mike Beam]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] || [[David Toland]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Corrections|Secretary of Corrections]] || [[Jeff Zmuda]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment|Secretary of Health and Environment]] || [[Janet Stanek]]
|-
|[[Kansas Highway Patrol|Superintendent of the Highway Patrol]] || [[Herman Jones]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department for Children and Families|Secretary for Children and Families]] || [[Laura Howard (secretary)|Laura Howard]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Labor|Secretary of Labor]] || Amber Shultz
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Revenue|Secretary of Revenue]] || [[Mark Burghardt]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]] || [[Julie Lorenz]]
|-
|[[Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks|Secretary of Wildlife and Parks]] || [[Brad Loveless]]
|}
===Tenure and political positions===
Kelly was regarded as a [[moderate Democrat]] while she was a state senator, and more [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] as governor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shorman|first=Jonathan|date=April 23, 2019|url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article229430384.html|title=Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first 100 days bring early wins. 'I've been there, done that': Laura Kelly navigates GOP skepticism to score early wins|work=The Wichita Enagle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206174726/https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article229430384.html|archive-date=February 6, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2022}}</ref>
====Budget and economic issues====
Kelly was critical of the [[Kansas experiment]], the experimental Kansas budget of her predecessor [[Sam Brownback]] that led to cuts in schools, roads, and public safety. She would like to reverse those changes and pointed out that after there were major budget shortages she led a bipartisan effort to successfully balance the budget without increasing taxes.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=GOPAnger>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/ad172810a4b0dbabf6b2a56432d3dadf Rising Kansas revenues fuel GOP anger over lack of tax cuts], Associated Press (February 3, 2020).</ref>
In 2019, Kelly vetoed two Republican bills that would have cut [[state income tax]]es in Kansas.<ref name=GOPAnger/> She said that the state could not afford the cuts,<ref name=GOPAnger/> and that the Republican bill, which would have cut revenues by an estimated $245 million over a three-year period, would have precipitated a "senseless fiscal crisis" and created a budget deficit.<ref>Dion Lefler, [https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article230530174.html Gov. Kelly vetoes Republican tax bill, says it would bring 'senseless fiscal crisis'], ''Wichita Eagle'' (May 17, 2019).</ref> Kelly's decision, as well as higher-than-expected state revenue intakes, led to the state beginning its 2020 budget year with $1.1 billion in cash reserves.<ref name=GOPAnger/> She sought to use some of the reserves to pay down debt and make payments to the state pension system.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2020-01-16/kansas-governor-seeks-to-use-cash-reserves-to-pay-off-debt Kansas Governor Seeks to Use Cash Reserves to Pay off Debt], Associated Press (January 16, 2020).</ref>
====COVID-19 responses====
{{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas}}
In response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], Kelly, like other governors, took steps to halt the spread of the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] virus, which causes [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19). She declared a state of emergency on March 12 following the state's first COVID-19 death,<ref>John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, [https://apnews.com/61c63fc718f716b9194fb3e3304ffccc Kansas reports COVID-19 death; governor declares emergency], Associated Press (March 12, 2020).</ref> and issued a 60-day ban on public gatherings of 50 or more people and a moratorium on utility shutoffs on March 16.<ref>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/90881e25d6e359716cd09bf4206ef6e0 Kansas bans gatherings of 50; Kansas City area goes further], Associated Press (March 16, 2020).</ref> On March 18, citing the unprecedented crisis, Kelly directed the end to all in-person [[K–12]] classes for the remainder of the school year, making Kansas the first state to take that step.<ref>Colin Dwyer, [https://www.npr.org/sections/Coronavirus%20Live%20Updates/2020/03/18/817886198/kansas-becomes-the-first-state-to-end-its-school-year Kansas Becomes The First State To End In-Person Classes For The Year], NPR (March 18, 2020).</ref> On March 23, to combat the virus's spread, she limited public gatherings to ten people.<ref>Nicole Asbury, [https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241437841.html Kelly restricts public gatherings to no more than 10 to combat coronavirus spread], ''Kansas City Star'' (March 23, 2020).</ref> On March 28, amid increasing deaths and illnesses, Kelly issued a "stay at home" order that directed all residents to remain at home, except for travel for essential work, essential business (such as traveling to obtain medical care or groceries), and outdoor exercise with [[social distancing]] measures.<ref name=StayHome>[https://apnews.com/425a488fcf8f16dfb0d7e06a9293b1ff Kansas governor orders residents to stay home to curb virus], Associated Press (March 28, 2020).</ref> Almost two dozen states had already issued similar orders, and almost 75% of Kansas's population were already affected by similar orders from local orders, since 25 Kansas counties, including the most populous ones, already had a stay-at-home order in place.<ref name=StayHome/> Kelly strongly criticized the [[Trump administration]]'s slow response to the crisis and the federal failure to provide Kansas and other states with adequate supplies of [[personal protective equipment]] (such as masks, gloves, and gowns) and [[COVID-19 testing|testing kits]].<ref>John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, [https://apnews.com/aeaaea98338f18cc264ca23e694a4d6d Kansas governor calls US officials unprepared for COVID-19], Associated Press (April 2, 2020).</ref>
The ''[[The Kansas City Star|Kansas City Star]]'' criticized Kelly's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in an editorial lamenting that "Kansas seems to be uniquely underperforming, a recurring issue for Kelly and the administration she leads", citing [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] data showing Kansas near the bottom of vaccinations per 100,000 residents.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Editorial Board|date=January 8, 2021|title=Gov. Laura Kelly knew the COVID vaccine was coming. Why wasn't Kansas better prepared?|url=https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article248363185.html|url-status=live|website=Kansas City Star}}</ref> Members of the Kansas congressional delegation, including fellow [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Sharice Davids]], have called on Kelly to do more to address backlog of claimants at the [[Kansas Department of Labor|Department of Labor]] seeking unemployment payments from federal programs aimed to help residents out of work due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bahl|first=Andrew|title=Gov. Laura Kelly announces KDOL changes as sweeping modernization effort moves on|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2021/03/03/gov-laura-kelly-announces-changes-kansas-department-labor/6913590002/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
On November 16, 2020, Kelly renewed her call for the legislature to join her in the issuance of masking orders.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article246621418.html Kansas Governor Laura Kelly renews push for mask mandate], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Laura Kelly, via Facebook, October 21, 2020.</ref>
====Executive order on religious gatherings====
Because Kelly's orders on public gatherings applied to Easter Sunday celebrations in churches, the Republican-majority Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC){{refn|group=nb|The LCC, established under Chapter 46, Kansas Statutes,<ref>[https://casetext.com/statute/kansas-statutes/chapter-46-legislature/article-12-legislative-coordinating-council Chapter 46, Kansas Statutes]</ref> consists of the presiding officers and party leaders of both houses of the Legislature.}}, a group of leaders of the [[Kansas Legislature]], voted to revoke her order on a 5–2 party-line vote on April 9, 2020, asserting that the order violated the [[free exercise of religion]].<ref name=church>[https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241861126.html War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church gatherings], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Jonathan Shorman, Amy Renee Leiker and Michael Stavola, April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</ref><ref>Sherman Smith, [https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20200411/kansas-coronavirus-update-supreme-court-sides-with-gov-laura-kelly-in-fight-over-church-crowds Kansas coronavirus update: Supreme Court sides with Gov. Laura Kelly in fight over church crowds], ''Leavenworth Times'' (April 11, 2020).</ref><ref name=GovBlasts>Conner Mitchell, [https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/08/kelly-norman-blast-lawmakers-vote-to-rescind-order-limiting-in-person-religious-gatherings/ Governor blasts Kansas lawmakers' vote to rescind limits on in-person religious gatherings], ''Lawrence Journal-World'' (April 8, 2020).</ref> Republican Attorney General [[Derek Schmidt]] opposed Kelly's order, issuing a memorandum calling it a violation of the Kansas state law, and urged law enforcement not to enforce it.<ref name=church/> Kelly called this "shockingly irresponsible";<ref name="church" /> at the time, there had been more than a thousand confirmed COVID-19 cases, and dozens of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, in Kansas,<ref name="GovBlasts" /> and of 11 identified sources of contagion, three had come from recent religious gatherings.<ref>[https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article241810656.html Kansas has 3 church-related COVID-19 clusters, state says amid scramble for supplies], ''[[Wichita Eagle]]'', Jonathan Shorman, April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</ref> She challenged the LCC's decision in the [[Kansas Supreme Court]]. Following an expedited [[oral argument]] (conducted remotely via [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]] teleconference), the state Supreme Court unanimously reinstated Kelly's orders, concluding that her executive order was valid and that the LCC lacked the authority to overturn it.<ref>''[https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/High%20Interest%20Cases/Kelly%20v%20LCC/122765Opinion.pdf Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Counsel]'', Kansas Supreme Court (April 11, 2020).</ref><ref>[https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-supreme-court-says-executive-order-banning-religious-service-of-more-than-10-people-stands-governor-laura-kelly-covid-19-coronavirus/32114710# Kansas Supreme Court says executive order banning religious service of more than 10 people stands], [[KMBC-TV|KMBC]], April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.</ref><ref>Jason Breslow, [https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/12/832644243/kansas-supreme-court-upholds-governors-order-limiting-the-size-of-easter-service Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Governor's Order Limiting The Size Of Easter Services], NPR (April 12, 2020).</ref><ref>Conner Mitchell, [https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/11/kansas-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-governors-suit-against-lawmakers-decision-could-come-saturday/ Kansas Supreme Court says legislative panel didn't have authority to revoke governor's order], ''Lawrence Journal-World'' (April 11, 2020).</ref>
A week later, in a separate case, U.S. District Judge [[John W. Broomes]] in Wichita issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Kelly's order as to two churches (one in [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], the other in [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]). contending that the restriction violated religious freedom and free speech rights.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-18|title=Judge doubts Kansas COVID-19 rule, blocks it for 2 churches|url=https://apnews.com/article/2dc708f8d69d2671af2301d086043ccc|access-date=2021-02-13|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shorman|first=Jonathan|date=April 26, 2020|title=Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> That case became [[Mootness|moot]] after Kelly issued a new executive order with less restrictive COVID-19 rules effective on May 4, 2020, under an agreement that allowed the churches to hold larger in-person services but required [[social distancing]].<ref name=StarkShorman>Carylynn Stark & Jonathan Shorman, [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4], ''Kansas City Star'' (April 25, 2020).</ref>
====Healthcare====
As governor, Kelly pushed the Republican-controlled [[Kansas Legislature|Kansas legislature]] to accept the [[Medicaid expansion]] under the [[Affordable Care Act]],<ref>Phil McCausland, [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-governor-top-republican-reach-deal-expand-medicaid-n1113071 Kansas governor, top Republican reach deal to expand Medicaid], NBC News (January 9, 2020).</ref> to provide health care coverage to up to 150,000 Kansans.<ref name=HannaAP>John Hanna, [https://apnews.com/f5cf2666dc8dbd4b88e1f313e28a655d New Kansas proposal breaks impasse on expanding Medicaid], Associated Press (January 9, 2020).</ref> A Medicaid expansion plan had passed the Kansas Legislature in 2017, but Brownback vetoed it.<ref name=HannaAP/> In January 2020, after years of Republican opposition, Kelly struck a bipartisan compromise deal with Republican Senate Majority Leader [[Jim Denning]] that made Kansas the 38th state to accept the Medicaid expansion.<ref name=HannaAP/> Under the agreement, on January 1, 2021, Medicaid coverage was expanded to Kansas residents earning up to 138% of the [[federal poverty level]].<ref name=HannaAP/> In 2021, Kelly called for further expansion of Medicaid, proposing to pay for it with the revenue from the legalization of medical marijuana.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021|title=Missouri Republicans block funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion|work=Kansas City Star|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article250170945.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kelly has also supported reforming KanCare so that more citizens have access to health insurance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksn.com/news/your-local-election-hq/election-guide-laura-kelly-d-kansas-governor-/1527988448 |title=Election Guide: Laura Kelly (D-Kansas Governor)|date=October 25, 2018|work=KSNW|access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>
====Human services====
Kelly combined the Department of Children and Family Services with the Department of Aging and Disability Services into a consolidated, integrated Department of Human Services.<ref>Laura Howard, [https://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/20200208/laura-howard-together-for-stronger-more-effective-human-services-agency Together for stronger, more effective human services agency], ''Hutchison News'', February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.</ref>
In January 2020, Kelly called for major changes to the [[Osawatomie State Hospital]], the long-troubled state psychiatric hospital that has faced scrutiny from federal regulators over security, safety, and treatment lapses. She has supported a plan for state funding for mental health crisis centers in the state.<ref>[https://apnews.com/5d86aa252dd3a641bfe9bddf25ef4ec3 Gov. Kelly: Kansas psychiatric hospital unit needs changes], Associated Press (January 3, 2020).</ref>
====School funding====
Kelly has stated that she would like to ensure Kansas schools are funded and focus on improving the performance of Kansas students to be competitive with other parts of the country. For example, she would address the statewide teacher shortage and improve pay for educators. She would also like to expand early childhood programs and increase options for students pursuing higher education.<ref name=":0" />
====Social issues====
In her first official act as governor, Kelly signed an executive order reinstating the [[LGBT employment discrimination in the United States|employment discrimination protections for LGBT state workers]] that Governor Sam Brownback had eliminated in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article224559230.html |title=Kelly reinstates protections for LGBT state workers in Kansas eliminated by Brownback |work=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |date=January 15, 2019 |access-date=May 16, 2019 |author=Shorman, Jonathan}}</ref>
Kelly opposed a Republican-proposed [[anti-abortion]] amendment to the [[Kansas Constitution]] in early 2020, saying it would return Kansas to the "[[Dark Ages (historiography)|dark ages]]". Amid acrimonious debate, the [[Kansas House of Representatives|state House]] fell four votes short of the two-thirds majority required to put it on the state ballot.<ref>Jonathan Shorman, [https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article240200447.html Kelly accused of pressuring 'her own Catholic people' on abortion vote as tempers flare], ''Wichita Eagle'' (February 11, 2020).</ref>
== Personal life ==
Kelly has been married to physician [[Ted Daughety]], a specialist in pulmonary and sleep disorders, since 1979. They moved to [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] in 1986. They have two adult daughters, Kathleen and Molly Daughety.<ref name="World" />
Kelly is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/34496/laura-kelly|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
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|candidate = {{ubl|[[Dennis Pyle]]|Kathleen Garrison}}
|votes = 20,452
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|candidate = {{ubl|Seth Cordell|Evan Laudick-Gains}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{ubl|Richard Karnowski|Barry Franco}}|votes=17,802|percentage=6.16}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=288,770|percentage=100}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election|Kansas Gubernatorial election, 2018]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-kansas-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-kansas-elections.html|title=Kansas Election Results|date=November 6, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 28, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=[[Kris Kobach]]|votes=453,645|percentage=43.0%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Greg Orman]]|votes=68,590|percentage=6.5%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jeff Caldwell|votes=20,020|percentage=1.9%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rick Kloos|votes=6,584|percentage=0.6%|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=53,082|percentage=5.03%|change=}}
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{{Election box begin|title=Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/07/us/elections/results-kansas-primary-elections.html|title=Kansas Primary Election Results|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|date=August 7, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 29, 2018|last2=Bloch|first2=Matthew|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Lee|first3=Jasmine C.}}</ref>}}
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|party=Democratic Party (US)
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|votes=78,746
|percentage=51.5%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=[[Carl Brewer (politician)|Carl Brewer]]
|votes=30,693
|percentage=20.1%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=[[Josh Svaty]]
|votes=26,722
|percentage=17.5%
|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=Arden Andersen
|votes=12,845
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate=Jack Bergeson
|votes=3,850
|percentage=2.5%
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|votes=48,053
|percentage=31.4%
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2016 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 15,007
| percentage = 51.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Jackson
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,076
| percentage = 48.4
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29,083
| percentage = 100.0
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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/12elec/2012_General_Election_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2012 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 14,813
| percentage = 51.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dick Barta
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,833
| percentage = 48.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28,646
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/08elec/2008_General_Official_Results.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2008 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
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| candidate = Laura Kelly (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 18,009
| percentage = 58.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James Zeller
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,959
| percentage = 41.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,968
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[Kansas Senate]] 18th district election, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/04elec/2004PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/04elec/2004GeneralOfficialResults.pdf|title=Kansas Secretary of State 2004 General Election Official Vote Totals|website=kssos.org|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Laura Kelly
| votes = 4,559
| percentage = 71.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = D. Kent Hurn
| votes = 1,793
| percentage = 28.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 6,352
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Laura Kelly
| votes = 15,388
| percentage = 50.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dave Jackson (incumbent)
| votes = 15,290
| percentage = 49.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 30,678
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
* [[List of female governors in the United States]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/G1-Kelly-Collection Publications concerning Governor Kelly's administration] available via the [[State Library of Kansas]]
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*[https://www.laurakellyforkansas.com/ Laura Kelly for Governor] campaign website
*{{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Kansas/Government/Executive/Governor_Laura_Kelly}}
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Laura Kelly</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/enwiki//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Laura_Kelly_official_photo.jpg.heic" class="new" title="File:Laura Kelly official photo.jpg.heic">File:Laura Kelly official photo.jpg.heic</a><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Kelly in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">48th <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Kansas" title="List of governors of Kansas">Governor of Kansas</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 14, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Lieutenant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lynn_Rogers_(politician)" title="Lynn Rogers (politician)">Lynn Rogers</a><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">David Toland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeff_Colyer" title="Jeff Colyer">Jeff Colyer</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas%27s_18th_Senate_district" title="Kansas's 18th Senate district">18th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1066479718"/></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_D._Jackson" title="David D. Jackson">Dave Jackson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vic_Miller" title="Vic Miller">Vic Miller</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Laura Jeanne Kelly</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1950-01-24</span>) </span>January 24, 1950<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ted_Daughety" title="Ted Daughety">Ted Daughety</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;">​</div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1979)<wbr />​</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cedar_Crest_(mansion)" title="Cedar Crest (mansion)">Cedar Crest</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bradley_University" title="Bradley University">Bradley University</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indiana_University_Bloomington" title="Indiana University Bloomington">Indiana University Bloomington</a> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">MS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://governor.kansas.gov/">Government website</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Laura Jeanne Kelly</b> (born January 24, 1950)<sup id="cite_ref-laura_kelly_kansapedia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laura_kelly_kansapedia-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kelly_laura_H0KS02113_fec_gov_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kelly_laura_H0KS02113_fec_gov-2">[2]</a></sup> is an American politician serving since 2019 as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Kansas" title="List of governors of Kansas">48th governor of Kansas</a>. A member of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, she represented the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas%27s_18th_Senate_district" title="Kansas's 18th Senate district">18th district</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> from 2005 to 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Kelly was elected governor in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Kansas gubernatorial election">2018</a>, defeating <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kris_Kobach" title="Kris Kobach">Kris Kobach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> She was reelected in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2022_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Kansas gubernatorial election">2022</a>, defeating Republican nominee <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Derek_Schmidt" title="Derek Schmidt">Derek Schmidt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Early_political_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Early political career</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Cabinet"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Cabinet</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Budget_and_economic_issues"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Budget and economic issues</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#COVID-19_responses"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">COVID-19 responses</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Executive_order_on_religious_gatherings"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Executive order on religious gatherings</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#Healthcare"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Healthcare</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#Human_services"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Human services</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#School_funding"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.6</span> <span class="toctext">School funding</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Electoral_history"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Electoral history</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>Kelly was born in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to a military family that moved often and was stationed overseas. She studied at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bradley_University" title="Bradley University">Bradley University</a> in Illinois, earning a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> in psychology (1971<sup id="cite_ref-our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com-6">[6]</a></sup>), and at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Indiana_University" title="Indiana University">Indiana University</a>, earning a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">Master of Science</a> in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Therapeutic_recreation" class="mw-redirect" title="Therapeutic recreation">therapeutic recreation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-our_50_governors_2022_10_04_collegecliffs_com-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-laura_kelly_freedomspeaks_com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laura_kelly_freedomspeaks_com-7">[7]</a></sup> (Kelly received the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bradley_University" title="Bradley University">Bradley University</a> Distinguished Alumna award and was inducted into Bradley's Centurion Society on October 4, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>)
</p><p>Kelly worked as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Recreation_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Recreation therapy">recreation therapist</a> at New York's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rockland_Psychiatric_Center" title="Rockland Psychiatric Center">Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center</a>. She became director of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Physical_education" title="Physical education">physical education</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Recreation_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Recreation therapy">recreation therapy</a> at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Jewish_Health" title="National Jewish Health">National Jewish Hospital for Respiratory and Immune Diseases</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-laura_kelly_kansapedia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laura_kelly_kansapedia-1">[1]</a></sup> She then moved to Kansas, and became executive director at the Kansas Recreation and Park Association from 1988 to 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-laura_kelly_kansapedia_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laura_kelly_kansapedia-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_political_career">Early political career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early political career">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>Kelly was elected to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> in November 2004, later serving as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Whip_(politics)" title="Whip (politics)">Minority Whip</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org-9">[9]</a></sup> During her Senate tenure, from 2005 until her 2019 inauguration as governor, she was at times the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ranking_member" title="Ranking member">Ranking Minority member</a> of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ways_and_Means_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Ways and Means Committee">Ways and Means Committee</a>, Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=KanCare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KanCare (page does not exist)">KanCare</a> Oversight, and Public Health and Welfare Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sen_laura_kelly_li_2014_kslegislature_org-9">[9]</a></sup>
</p><p>In late 2009, Kelly briefly considered a run for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Kansas's 2nd congressional district">Kansas's 2nd congressional district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> During the 2011–12 legislative sessions, she served as the Assistant Minority Leader of the Kansas Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor_of_Kansas">Governor of Kansas</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governor of Kansas">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Election">Election</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2018">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
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<p>On December 15, 2017, Kelly announced her intention to run for governor of Kansas. In the Democratic primary she ran against former mayor of Wichita <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carl_Brewer_(politician)" title="Carl Brewer (politician)">Carl Brewer</a> and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Svaty" title="Josh Svaty">Josh Svaty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> On May 24, 2018, Kelly announced State Senator <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lynn_Rogers_(politician)" title="Lynn Rogers (politician)">Lynn Rogers</a> as her running mate.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> On August 7, she defeated Brewer and Svaty, receiving 51.5% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
</p><p>Kelly was endorsed by former Kansas Governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius" title="Kathleen Sebelius">Kathleen Sebelius</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Former_GOP_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Former_GOP-17">[17]</a></sup> She was also endorsed by 28 current or former Republican government officials, including former Kansas Governor <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Graves" title="Bill Graves">Bill Graves</a>; former State Senator, Lt. Governor and U.S. Senator <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheila_Frahm" title="Sheila Frahm">Sheila Frahm</a>, Lt. Gov. <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gary_Sherrer_(Kansas_politician)" title="Gary Sherrer (Kansas politician)">Gary Sherrer</a>, Insurance Commissioner <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sandy_Praeger" title="Sandy Praeger">Sandy Praeger</a>, Senate President <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richard_L._Bond_(Kansas_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard L. Bond (Kansas politician)">Dick Bond</a>, Senate President <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Kerr_(Kansas_politician)" title="David Kerr (Kansas politician)">David Kerr</a>, Senate Vice President <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Vratil" title="John Vratil">John Vratil</a>, Senate Majority Leaders <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Emert" title="Tim Emert">Tim Emert</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lana_Oleen" title="Lana Oleen">Lana Oleen</a>; Senators <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barbara_Allen_(politician)" title="Barbara Allen (politician)">Barbara Allen</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Wysong" title="David Wysong">David Wysong</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wint_Winter_Jr" class="mw-redirect" title="Wint Winter Jr">Wint Winter Jr</a>., <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pete_Brungardt" title="Pete Brungardt">Pete Brungardt</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ruth_Teichman" title="Ruth Teichman">Ruth Teichman</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barbara_Bollier" title="Barbara Bollier">Barbara Bollier</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Audrey_Langworthy" title="Audrey Langworthy">Audrey Langworthy</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Terrie_Huntington" title="Terrie Huntington">Terrie Huntington</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bob_Vancrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Vancrum">Bob Vancrum</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alicia_Salisbury" title="Alicia Salisbury">Alicia Salisbury</a>; Representatives <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jo_Ann_Pottorff" title="Jo Ann Pottorff">JoAnn Pottorff</a>, Ginger Barr, Jim Yonally, Jim Lowther, Fred Lorentz, and Representative and Republican Party Chairperson <a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Rochelle_Chronister&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rochelle Chronister (page does not exist)">Rochelle Chronister</a>; Republican National Delegate Don Johnston; and Representatives <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joy_Koesten" title="Joy Koesten">Joy Koesten</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_Roth" title="Charles Roth">Charles Roth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
</p><p>Graves said, "Laura Kelly is the only Democrat I have ever endorsed for public office. And the reason I'm doing that now is because I believe so much is at stake in the state of Kansas. I have known Laura for over 30 years. She has all the qualities and all the capabilities that we are looking for to lead the state during this difficult time and to reestablish the state to what it once was. ... Laura has integrity, and I know she will bring Kansans together regardless of party to solve problems."<sup id="cite_ref-Former_GOP_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Former_GOP-17">[17]</a></sup> Former Republican state senator <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Owens_(politician)" title="Tim Owens (politician)">Tim Owens</a> was the campaign treasurer for Kansas independent candidate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greg_Orman" title="Greg Orman">Greg Orman</a>, but he stepped down from that post on October 30 and endorsed Kelly, believing only she could beat Kobach.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
</p><p>Kelly described her candidacy as aimed at reversing the fiscal, educational and other "disasters" of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a>'s governance. She characterized her opponent, who had been noted for his broad disenfranchisement of voters and legal strategies against immigrants, as "Sam Brownback on steroids".<sup id="cite_ref-World_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World-21">[21]</a></sup>
</p><p>On November 6, Kelly defeated the Republican nominee, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, receiving 47.8% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2022">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
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<p>Kelly was reelected on November 8, 2022, defeating Kansas Attorney General <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Derek_Schmidt" title="Derek Schmidt">Derek Schmidt</a>, 49.2% to 47.7%.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cabinet">Cabinet</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Cabinet">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
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<th>Office</th>
<th>Incumbent
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">Lieutenant Governor</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">David Toland</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Adjutant_General_of_Kansas" title="Adjutant General of Kansas">Adjutant General</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=David_Weishaar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Weishaar (page does not exist)">David Weishaar</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Administration" title="Kansas Department of Administration">Secretary of Administration</a></td>
<td>DeAngela Burns-Wallace
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Agriculture" title="Kansas Department of Agriculture">Secretary of Agriculture</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Beam" title="Mike Beam">Mike Beam</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Commerce" title="Kansas Department of Commerce">Secretary of Commerce</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">David Toland</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Corrections" title="Kansas Department of Corrections">Secretary of Corrections</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Zmuda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Zmuda (page does not exist)">Jeff Zmuda</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Health_and_Environment" title="Kansas Department of Health and Environment">Secretary of Health and Environment</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Janet_Stanek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Janet Stanek (page does not exist)">Janet Stanek</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Highway_Patrol" title="Kansas Highway Patrol">Superintendent of the Highway Patrol</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Herman_Jones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Herman Jones (page does not exist)">Herman Jones</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_for_Children_and_Families" title="Kansas Department for Children and Families">Secretary for Children and Families</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Howard_(secretary)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura Howard (secretary) (page does not exist)">Laura Howard</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Labor" title="Kansas Department of Labor">Secretary of Labor</a></td>
<td>Amber Shultz
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Revenue" title="Kansas Department of Revenue">Secretary of Revenue</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Mark_Burghardt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mark Burghardt (page does not exist)">Mark Burghardt</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Transportation" title="Kansas Department of Transportation">Secretary of Transportation</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Julie_Lorenz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Julie Lorenz (page does not exist)">Julie Lorenz</a>
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<td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Wildlife_and_Parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks">Secretary of Wildlife and Parks</a></td>
<td><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Brad_Loveless&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brad Loveless (page does not exist)">Brad Loveless</a>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tenure_and_political_positions">Tenure and political positions</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tenure and political positions">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>Kelly was regarded as a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Moderate_Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Moderate Democrat">moderate Democrat</a> while she was a state senator, and more <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_States" title="Liberalism in the United States">liberal</a> as governor.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Budget_and_economic_issues">Budget and economic issues</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Budget and economic issues">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>Kelly was critical of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_experiment" title="Kansas experiment">Kansas experiment</a>, the experimental Kansas budget of her predecessor <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a> that led to cuts in schools, roads, and public safety. She would like to reverse those changes and pointed out that after there were major budget shortages she led a bipartisan effort to successfully balance the budget without increasing taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25">[25]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOPAnger-26">[26]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2019, Kelly vetoed two Republican bills that would have cut <a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_income_tax" title="State income tax">state income taxes</a> in Kansas.<sup id="cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOPAnger-26">[26]</a></sup> She said that the state could not afford the cuts,<sup id="cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOPAnger-26">[26]</a></sup> and that the Republican bill, which would have cut revenues by an estimated $245 million over a three-year period, would have precipitated a "senseless fiscal crisis" and created a budget deficit.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> Kelly's decision, as well as higher-than-expected state revenue intakes, led to the state beginning its 2020 budget year with $1.1 billion in cash reserves.<sup id="cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOPAnger-26">[26]</a></sup> She sought to use some of the reserves to pay down debt and make payments to the state pension system.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="COVID-19_responses">COVID-19 responses</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: COVID-19 responses">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
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<p>In response to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic in the United States</a>, Kelly, like other governors, took steps to halt the spread of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2">SARS-CoV-2</a> virus, which causes <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="Coronavirus disease 2019">coronavirus disease 2019</a> (COVID-19). She declared a state of emergency on March 12 following the state's first COVID-19 death,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> and issued a 60-day ban on public gatherings of 50 or more people and a moratorium on utility shutoffs on March 16.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> On March 18, citing the unprecedented crisis, Kelly directed the end to all in-person <a href="/enwiki/wiki/K%E2%80%9312" title="K–12">K–12</a> classes for the remainder of the school year, making Kansas the first state to take that step.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> On March 23, to combat the virus's spread, she limited public gatherings to ten people.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> On March 28, amid increasing deaths and illnesses, Kelly issued a "stay at home" order that directed all residents to remain at home, except for travel for essential work, essential business (such as traveling to obtain medical care or groceries), and outdoor exercise with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Social_distancing" title="Social distancing">social distancing</a> measures.<sup id="cite_ref-StayHome_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StayHome-33">[33]</a></sup> Almost two dozen states had already issued similar orders, and almost 75% of Kansas's population were already affected by similar orders from local orders, since 25 Kansas counties, including the most populous ones, already had a stay-at-home order in place.<sup id="cite_ref-StayHome_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StayHome-33">[33]</a></sup> Kelly strongly criticized the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Trump_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Trump administration">Trump administration</a>'s slow response to the crisis and the federal failure to provide Kansas and other states with adequate supplies of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Personal_protective_equipment" title="Personal protective equipment">personal protective equipment</a> (such as masks, gloves, and gowns) and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/COVID-19_testing" title="COVID-19 testing">testing kits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Kansas_City_Star" title="The Kansas City Star">Kansas City Star</a></i> criticized Kelly's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in an editorial lamenting that "Kansas seems to be uniquely underperforming, a recurring issue for Kelly and the administration she leads", citing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention" title="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention">CDC</a> data showing Kansas near the bottom of vaccinations per 100,000 residents.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> Members of the Kansas congressional delegation, including fellow <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sharice_Davids" title="Sharice Davids">Sharice Davids</a>, have called on Kelly to do more to address backlog of claimants at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Department_of_Labor" title="Kansas Department of Labor">Department of Labor</a> seeking unemployment payments from federal programs aimed to help residents out of work due to the pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup>
</p><p>On November 16, 2020, Kelly renewed her call for the legislature to join her in the issuance of masking orders.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Executive_order_on_religious_gatherings">Executive order on religious gatherings</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Executive order on religious gatherings">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>Because Kelly's orders on public gatherings applied to Easter Sunday celebrations in churches, the Republican-majority Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC)<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[nb 1]</a></sup>, a group of leaders of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas Legislature</a>, voted to revoke her order on a 5–2 party-line vote on April 9, 2020, asserting that the order violated the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Free_exercise_of_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Free exercise of religion">free exercise of religion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-church_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-40">[39]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GovBlasts_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovBlasts-42">[41]</a></sup> Republican Attorney General <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Derek_Schmidt" title="Derek Schmidt">Derek Schmidt</a> opposed Kelly's order, issuing a memorandum calling it a violation of the Kansas state law, and urged law enforcement not to enforce it.<sup id="cite_ref-church_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-40">[39]</a></sup> Kelly called this "shockingly irresponsible";<sup id="cite_ref-church_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-church-40">[39]</a></sup> at the time, there had been more than a thousand confirmed COVID-19 cases, and dozens of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, in Kansas,<sup id="cite_ref-GovBlasts_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GovBlasts-42">[41]</a></sup> and of 11 identified sources of contagion, three had come from recent religious gatherings.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[42]</a></sup> She challenged the LCC's decision in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Supreme_Court" title="Kansas Supreme Court">Kansas Supreme Court</a>. Following an expedited <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Oral_argument" title="Oral argument">oral argument</a> (conducted remotely via <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications" title="Zoom Video Communications">Zoom</a> teleconference), the state Supreme Court unanimously reinstated Kelly's orders, concluding that her executive order was valid and that the LCC lacked the authority to overturn it.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a></sup>
</p><p>A week later, in a separate case, U.S. District Judge <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_W._Broomes" title="John W. Broomes">John W. Broomes</a> in Wichita issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Kelly's order as to two churches (one in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Junction_City,_Kansas" title="Junction City, Kansas">Junction City</a>, the other in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dodge_City,_Kansas" title="Dodge City, Kansas">Dodge City</a>). contending that the restriction violated religious freedom and free speech rights.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a></sup> That case became <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mootness" title="Mootness">moot</a> after Kelly issued a new executive order with less restrictive COVID-19 rules effective on May 4, 2020, under an agreement that allowed the churches to hold larger in-person services but required <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Social_distancing" title="Social distancing">social distancing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StarkShorman_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarkShorman-50">[49]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Healthcare">Healthcare</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Healthcare">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>As governor, Kelly pushed the Republican-controlled <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas legislature</a> to accept the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Medicaid_expansion" class="mw-redirect" title="Medicaid expansion">Medicaid expansion</a> under the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a></sup> to provide health care coverage to up to 150,000 Kansans.<sup id="cite_ref-HannaAP_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HannaAP-52">[51]</a></sup> A Medicaid expansion plan had passed the Kansas Legislature in 2017, but Brownback vetoed it.<sup id="cite_ref-HannaAP_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HannaAP-52">[51]</a></sup> In January 2020, after years of Republican opposition, Kelly struck a bipartisan compromise deal with Republican Senate Majority Leader <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jim_Denning" title="Jim Denning">Jim Denning</a> that made Kansas the 38th state to accept the Medicaid expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-HannaAP_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HannaAP-52">[51]</a></sup> Under the agreement, on January 1, 2021, Medicaid coverage was expanded to Kansas residents earning up to 138% of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Federal_poverty_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal poverty level">federal poverty level</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HannaAP_52-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HannaAP-52">[51]</a></sup> In 2021, Kelly called for further expansion of Medicaid, proposing to pay for it with the revenue from the legalization of medical marijuana.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a></sup>
</p><p>Kelly has also supported reforming KanCare so that more citizens have access to health insurance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25">[25]</a></sup>
</p>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Human_services">Human services</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Human services">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>Kelly combined the Department of Children and Family Services with the Department of Aging and Disability Services into a consolidated, integrated Department of Human Services.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a></sup>
</p><p>In January 2020, Kelly called for major changes to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Osawatomie_State_Hospital" title="Osawatomie State Hospital">Osawatomie State Hospital</a>, the long-troubled state psychiatric hospital that has faced scrutiny from federal regulators over security, safety, and treatment lapses. She has supported a plan for state funding for mental health crisis centers in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="School_funding">School funding</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: School funding">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>Kelly has stated that she would like to ensure Kansas schools are funded and focus on improving the performance of Kansas students to be competitive with other parts of the country. For example, she would address the statewide teacher shortage and improve pay for educators. She would also like to expand early childhood programs and increase options for students pursuing higher education.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25">[25]</a></sup>
</p>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Social_issues">Social issues</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Social issues">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h4>
<p>In her first official act as governor, Kelly signed an executive order reinstating the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/LGBT_employment_discrimination_in_the_United_States" title="LGBT employment discrimination in the United States">employment discrimination protections for LGBT state workers</a> that Governor Sam Brownback had eliminated in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a></sup>
</p><p>Kelly opposed a Republican-proposed <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anti-abortion" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-abortion">anti-abortion</a> amendment to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas Constitution">Kansas Constitution</a> in early 2020, saying it would return Kansas to the "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)" title="Dark Ages (historiography)">dark ages</a>". Amid acrimonious debate, the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">state House</a> fell four votes short of the two-thirds majority required to put it on the state ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>Kelly has been married to physician <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ted_Daughety" title="Ted Daughety">Ted Daughety</a>, a specialist in pulmonary and sleep disorders, since 1979. They moved to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Topeka,_Kansas" title="Topeka, Kansas">Topeka</a> in 1986. They have two adult daughters, Kathleen and Molly Daughety.<sup id="cite_ref-World_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World-21">[21]</a></sup>
</p><p>Kelly is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a></sup>
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Electoral history">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2022_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas Gubernatorial election, 2022</a><sup id="cite_ref-kansassosgeneral2022_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kansassosgeneral2022-59">[58]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span>
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Laura Kelly (incumbent)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">David Toland</a> (incumbent)</li></ul></div> </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>499,849 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>49.54% </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>+1.53% </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"/><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Derek_Schmidt" title="Derek Schmidt">Derek Schmidt</a></li><li>Katie Sawyer</li></ul></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">477,591
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">47.33%
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+4.35%
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"/><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dennis_Pyle" title="Dennis Pyle">Dennis Pyle</a></li><li>Kathleen Garrison</li></ul></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">20,452
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.03%
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">N/A
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"/><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Seth Cordell</li><li>Evan Laudick-Gains</li></ul></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">11,106
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.10%
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.80%
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>1,008,998 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0% </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF;">
</td>
<td colspan="5"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%">
<caption>Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-kansassosprimary2022_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kansassosprimary2022-60">[59]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"/><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Laura Kelly (incumbent)</li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">David Toland</a> (incumbent)</li></ul></div> </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>270,968 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>93.84 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"/><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Richard Karnowski</li><li>Barry Franco</li></ul></div>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">17,802
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">6.16
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>288,770 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas Gubernatorial election, 2018</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"/><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span>
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a></b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>506,727 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>48.0% </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b> </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (US)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kris_Kobach" title="Kris Kobach">Kris Kobach</a>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">453,645
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">43.0%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greg_Orman" title="Greg Orman">Greg Orman</a>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">68,590
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6.5%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Jeff Caldwell
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">20,020
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.9%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Rick Kloos
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6,584
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.6%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority
</th>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">53,082
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">5.03%
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a>
</th>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,055,566
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<td style="background-color:#3333FF">
</td>
<td colspan="2">Democratic <b>gain</b> from Republican
</td>
<th style="text-align:right;">Swing
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;">+2.2%
</td>
<td>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders">
<caption>Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"/><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span>
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a></b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>78,746 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>51.5% </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b> </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carl_Brewer_(politician)" title="Carl Brewer (politician)">Carl Brewer</a>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">30,693
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">20.1%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Svaty" title="Josh Svaty">Josh Svaty</a>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">26,722
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">17.5%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Arden Andersen
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">12,845
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">8.4%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Jack Bergeson
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3,850
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2.5%
</td>
<td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority
</th>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">48,053
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">31.4%
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a>
</th>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">152,856
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> 18th district election, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly (incumbent) </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>15,007 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>51.6 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Dave Jackson
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">14,076
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">48.4
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>29,083 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF">
</td>
<td colspan="4"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> 18th district election, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly (incumbent) </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>14,813 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>51.7 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Dick Barta
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">13,833
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">48.3
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>28,646 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF">
</td>
<td colspan="4"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> 18th district election, 2008<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">%
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly (incumbent) </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>18,009 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>58.1 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">James Zeller
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">12,959
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">41.8
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>30,968 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF">
</td>
<td colspan="4"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%">
<caption><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a> 18th district election, 2004<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[65]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a></sup>
</caption>
<tbody><tr>
<th colspan="5">Primary election
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party
</th>
<th style="width: 17em">Candidate
</th>
<th style="width: 5em">Votes
</th>
<th style="width: 3.5em">%
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>4,559 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>71.8 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">D. Kent Hurn
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">1,793
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">28.2
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>6,352 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#E9E9E9">
<th colspan="5">General election
</th></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </b>
</td>
<td class="fn"><b>Laura Kelly </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>15,388 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><b>50.1 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr class="vcard">
<td style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 2px;">
</td>
<td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td>
<td class="fn">Dave Jackson (incumbent)
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">15,290
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;">49.9
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
<th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes
</th>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>30,678 </b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;">
<td style="background-color: #3333FF;">
</td>
<td colspan="6"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_female_governors_in_the_United_States" title="List of female governors in the United States">List of female governors in the United States</a></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notes">Notes</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li id="cite_note-GOPAnger-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GOPAnger_26-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">John Hanna, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/ad172810a4b0dbabf6b2a56432d3dadf">Rising Kansas revenues fuel GOP anger over lack of tax cuts</a>, Associated Press (February 3, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dion Lefler, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article230530174.html">Gov. Kelly vetoes Republican tax bill, says it would bring 'senseless fiscal crisis'</a>, <i>Wichita Eagle</i> (May 17, 2019).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2020-01-16/kansas-governor-seeks-to-use-cash-reserves-to-pay-off-debt">Kansas Governor Seeks to Use Cash Reserves to Pay off Debt</a>, Associated Press (January 16, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/61c63fc718f716b9194fb3e3304ffccc">Kansas reports COVID-19 death; governor declares emergency</a>, Associated Press (March 12, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">John Hanna, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/90881e25d6e359716cd09bf4206ef6e0">Kansas bans gatherings of 50; Kansas City area goes further</a>, Associated Press (March 16, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Colin Dwyer, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/Coronavirus%20Live%20Updates/2020/03/18/817886198/kansas-becomes-the-first-state-to-end-its-school-year">Kansas Becomes The First State To End In-Person Classes For The Year</a>, NPR (March 18, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nicole Asbury, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241437841.html">Kelly restricts public gatherings to no more than 10 to combat coronavirus spread</a>, <i>Kansas City Star</i> (March 23, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-StayHome-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-StayHome_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-StayHome_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/425a488fcf8f16dfb0d7e06a9293b1ff">Kansas governor orders residents to stay home to curb virus</a>, Associated Press (March 28, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">John Hanna & Heather Hollingsworth, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/aeaaea98338f18cc264ca23e694a4d6d">Kansas governor calls US officials unprepared for COVID-19</a>, Associated Press (April 2, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite id="CITEREFEditorial_Board2021" class="citation web cs1">Editorial Board (January 8, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article248363185.html">"Gov. Laura Kelly knew the COVID vaccine was coming. Why wasn't Kansas better prepared?"</a>. <i>Kansas City Star</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Kansas+City+Star&rft.atitle=Gov.+Laura+Kelly+knew+the+COVID+vaccine+was+coming.+Why+wasn%27t+Kansas+better+prepared%3F&rft.date=2021-01-08&rft.au=Editorial+Board&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascity.com%2Fopinion%2Feditorials%2Farticle248363185.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: url-status (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status" title="Category:CS1 maint: url-status">link</a>)</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite id="CITEREFBahl" class="citation web cs1">Bahl, Andrew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2021/03/03/gov-laura-kelly-announces-changes-kansas-department-labor/6913590002/">"Gov. Laura Kelly announces KDOL changes as sweeping modernization effort moves on"</a>. <i>The Topeka Capital-Journal</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 11,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Topeka+Capital-Journal&rft.atitle=Gov.+Laura+Kelly+announces+KDOL+changes+as+sweeping+modernization+effort+moves+on&rft.aulast=Bahl&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cjonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fstate%2F2021%2F03%2F03%2Fgov-laura-kelly-announces-changes-kansas-department-labor%2F6913590002%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article246621418.html">Kansas Governor Laura Kelly renews push for mask mandate</a>, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wichita_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Wichita Eagle">Wichita Eagle</a></i>, Laura Kelly, via Facebook, October 21, 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://casetext.com/statute/kansas-statutes/chapter-46-legislature/article-12-legislative-coordinating-council">Chapter 46, Kansas Statutes</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-church-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-church_40-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-church_40-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-church_40-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241861126.html">War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke Gov. Kelly’s order limiting church gatherings</a>, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wichita_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Wichita Eagle">Wichita Eagle</a></i>, Jonathan Shorman, Amy Renee Leiker and Michael Stavola, April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sherman Smith, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20200411/kansas-coronavirus-update-supreme-court-sides-with-gov-laura-kelly-in-fight-over-church-crowds">Kansas coronavirus update: Supreme Court sides with Gov. Laura Kelly in fight over church crowds</a>, <i>Leavenworth Times</i> (April 11, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-GovBlasts-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GovBlasts_42-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GovBlasts_42-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Conner Mitchell, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/08/kelly-norman-blast-lawmakers-vote-to-rescind-order-limiting-in-person-religious-gatherings/">Governor blasts Kansas lawmakers' vote to rescind limits on in-person religious gatherings</a>, <i>Lawrence Journal-World</i> (April 8, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article241810656.html">Kansas has 3 church-related COVID-19 clusters, state says amid scramble for supplies</a>, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wichita_Eagle" class="mw-redirect" title="Wichita Eagle">Wichita Eagle</a></i>, Jonathan Shorman, April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kscourts.org/KSCourts/media/KsCourts/High%20Interest%20Cases/Kelly%20v%20LCC/122765Opinion.pdf">Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Counsel</a></i>, Kansas Supreme Court (April 11, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-supreme-court-says-executive-order-banning-religious-service-of-more-than-10-people-stands-governor-laura-kelly-covid-19-coronavirus/32114710#">Kansas Supreme Court says executive order banning religious service of more than 10 people stands</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/KMBC-TV" title="KMBC-TV">KMBC</a>, April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jason Breslow, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/12/832644243/kansas-supreme-court-upholds-governors-order-limiting-the-size-of-easter-service">Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Governor's Order Limiting The Size Of Easter Services</a>, NPR (April 12, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Conner Mitchell, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/11/kansas-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-governors-suit-against-lawmakers-decision-could-come-saturday/">Kansas Supreme Court says legislative panel didn't have authority to revoke governor's order</a>, <i>Lawrence Journal-World</i> (April 11, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/2dc708f8d69d2671af2301d086043ccc">"Judge doubts Kansas COVID-19 rule, blocks it for 2 churches"</a>. <i>AP NEWS</i>. April 18, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 13,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AP+NEWS&rft.atitle=Judge+doubts+Kansas+COVID-19+rule%2C+blocks+it+for+2+churches&rft.date=2020-04-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2F2dc708f8d69d2671af2301d086043ccc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite id="CITEREFShorman2020" class="citation web cs1">Shorman, Jonathan (April 26, 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html">"Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kansas+governor+to+issue+less+restrictive+coronavirus+rules+beginning+May+4&rft.date=2020-04-26&rft.aulast=Shorman&rft.aufirst=Jonathan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascity.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-government%2Farticle242300191.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: url-status (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status" title="Category:CS1 maint: url-status">link</a>)</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-StarkShorman-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-StarkShorman_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Carylynn Stark & Jonathan Shorman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article242300191.html">Kansas governor to issue less restrictive coronavirus rules beginning May 4</a>, <i>Kansas City Star</i> (April 25, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Phil McCausland, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-governor-top-republican-reach-deal-expand-medicaid-n1113071">Kansas governor, top Republican reach deal to expand Medicaid</a>, NBC News (January 9, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-HannaAP-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-HannaAP_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HannaAP_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HannaAP_52-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-HannaAP_52-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">John Hanna, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/f5cf2666dc8dbd4b88e1f313e28a655d">New Kansas proposal breaks impasse on expanding Medicaid</a>, Associated Press (January 9, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article250170945.html">"Missouri Republicans block funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion"</a>. <i>Kansas City Star</i>. 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kansas+City+Star&rft.atitle=Missouri+Republicans+block+funds+for+voter-approved+Medicaid+expansion&rft.date=2021&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascity.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-government%2Farticle250170945.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Template:Cite_news" title="Template:Cite news">cite news</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: url-status (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status" title="Category:CS1 maint: url-status">link</a>)</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Laura Howard, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/20200208/laura-howard-together-for-stronger-more-effective-human-services-agency">Together for stronger, more effective human services agency</a>, <i>Hutchison News</i>, February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/5d86aa252dd3a641bfe9bddf25ef4ec3">Gov. Kelly: Kansas psychiatric hospital unit needs changes</a>, Associated Press (January 3, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite id="CITEREFShorman,_Jonathan2019" class="citation news cs1">Shorman, Jonathan (January 15, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article224559230.html">"Kelly reinstates protections for LGBT state workers in Kansas eliminated by Brownback"</a>. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Wichita_Eagle" title="The Wichita Eagle">The Wichita Eagle</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 16,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Wichita+Eagle&rft.atitle=Kelly+reinstates+protections+for+LGBT+state+workers+in+Kansas+eliminated+by+Brownback&rft.date=2019-01-15&rft.au=Shorman%2C+Jonathan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansas.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-government%2Farticle224559230.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jonathan Shorman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article240200447.html">Kelly accused of pressuring 'her own Catholic people' on abortion vote as tempers flare</a>, <i>Wichita Eagle</i> (February 11, 2020).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1133582631"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/34496/laura-kelly">"The Voter's Self Defense System"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Voter%27s+Self+Defense+System&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fjustfacts.votesmart.org%2Fcandidate%2Fbiography%2F34496%2Flaura-kelly&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaura+Kelly" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Further_reading">Further reading</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Laura_Kelly&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Further reading">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/G1-Kelly-Collection">Publications concerning Governor Kelly's administration</a> available via the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/State_Library_of_Kansas" title="State Library of Kansas">State Library of Kansas</a></li></ul>
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<td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Dave Jackson</div>
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">Kansas Senate</a><br />from the 18th district </b><br />2005–2019
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<td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vic_Miller" title="Vic Miller">Vic Miller</a></div>
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<td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Davis_(Kansas_politician)" title="Paul Davis (Kansas politician)">Paul Davis</a></div>
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">Governor of Kansas</a> </b><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/2018_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Kansas gubernatorial election">2018</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2022_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Kansas gubernatorial election">2022</a>
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">Governor of Kansas</a> </b><br />2019–present
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2"><b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">Order of precedence of the United States</a> </b><br />Within Kansas
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<td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Tina Kotek</a></div><small><i><b>as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">Governor of Oregon</a></b></i></small>
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">Order of precedence of the United States</a> </b><br />Outside Kansas
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_Horatio_Reeder" title="Andrew Horatio Reeder">Reeder</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wilson_Shannon" title="Wilson Shannon">Shannon</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_J._Walker" title="Robert J. Walker">Walker</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_W._Denver" title="James W. Denver">Denver</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Charles_L._Robinson" title="Charles L. Robinson">Robinson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thomas_Carney" title="Thomas Carney">Carney</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Samuel_J._Crawford" title="Samuel J. Crawford">Crawford</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nehemiah_Green" title="Nehemiah Green">Green</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/James_M._Harvey_(politician)" title="James M. Harvey (politician)">Harvey</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Thomas_A._Osborn" title="Thomas A. Osborn">Osborn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_T._Anthony" title="George T. Anthony">Anthony</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_St._John_(American_politician)" title="John St. John (American politician)">St. John</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Washington_Glick" title="George Washington Glick">Glick</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Martin_(Governor_of_Kansas)" title="John Martin (Governor of Kansas)">Martin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lyman_U._Humphrey" title="Lyman U. Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lorenzo_D._Lewelling" title="Lorenzo D. Lewelling">Lewelling</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edmund_Needham_Morrill" title="Edmund Needham Morrill">Morrill</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_W._Leedy" title="John W. Leedy">Leedy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_Eugene_Stanley" title="William Eugene Stanley">Stanley</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Willis_J._Bailey" title="Willis J. Bailey">Bailey</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edward_W._Hoch" title="Edward W. Hoch">Hoch</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walter_R._Stubbs" title="Walter R. Stubbs">Stubbs</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_H._Hodges" title="George H. Hodges">Hodges</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arthur_Capper" title="Arthur Capper">Capper</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henry_Justin_Allen" title="Henry Justin Allen">Allen</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jonathan_M._Davis" title="Jonathan M. Davis">Davis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Benjamin_S._Paulen" title="Benjamin S. Paulen">Paulen</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Clyde_M._Reed" title="Clyde M. Reed">Reed</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Harry_Hines_Woodring" title="Harry Hines Woodring">Woodring</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alf_Landon" title="Alf Landon">Landon</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Walter_A._Huxman" title="Walter A. Huxman">Huxman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Payne_Ratner" title="Payne Ratner">Ratner</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_Frank_Schoeppel" title="Andrew Frank Schoeppel">Schoeppel</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Carlson" title="Frank Carlson">Carlson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_L._Hagaman" title="Frank L. Hagaman">Hagaman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edward_F._Arn" title="Edward F. Arn">Arn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Fred_Hall" title="Fred Hall">Hall</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_McCuish" title="John McCuish">McCuish</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Docking" title="George Docking">G. Docking</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Anderson_Jr." title="John Anderson Jr.">Anderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_H._Avery_(politician)" title="William H. Avery (politician)">Avery</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Docking" title="Robert Docking">R. Docking</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Frederick_Bennett" title="Robert Frederick Bennett">Bennett</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_W._Carlin" title="John W. Carlin">Carlin</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Hayden" title="Mike Hayden">Hayden</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joan_Finney" title="Joan Finney">Finney</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Graves" title="Bill Graves">Graves</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius" title="Kathleen Sebelius">Sebelius</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Parkinson" title="Mark Parkinson">Parkinson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Brownback</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jeff_Colyer" title="Jeff Colyer">Colyer</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kelly</a></li></ul>
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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scott_Schwab" title="Scott Schwab">Scott Schwab</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Kansas" title="Secretary of State of Kansas">Secretary of State</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kris_Kobach" title="Kris Kobach">Kris Kobach</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Attorney_General" title="Kansas Attorney General">Attorney General</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steven_C._Johnson_(Kansas_politician)" title="Steven C. Johnson (Kansas politician)">Steven C. Johnson</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_State_Treasurer" title="Kansas State Treasurer">Treasurer</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vicki_Schmidt" title="Vicki Schmidt">Vicki Schmidt</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kansas_Insurance_Commissioner" title="Kansas Insurance Commissioner">Insurance Commissioner</a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ty_Masterson" title="Ty Masterson">Ty Masterson</a>, President</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rick_Wilborn" title="Rick Wilborn">Rick Wilborn</a>, Vice President</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Alley" title="Larry Alley">Larry Alley</a>, Majority Leader</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dinah_Sykes" title="Dinah Sykes">Dinah Sykes</a>, Minority Leader</span></li></ul>
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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Blake_Carpenter" title="Blake Carpenter">Blake Carpenter</a>, Speaker pro tempore</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Croft" title="Chris Croft">Chris Croft</a>, Majority Leader</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vic_Miller" title="Vic Miller">Vic Miller</a>, Minority Leader</span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marla_Luckert" title="Marla Luckert">Marla Luckert</a>, Chief Justice</span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Rosen_(justice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Rosen (justice)">Eric Rosen</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Daniel_Biles" title="Daniel Biles">Daniel Biles</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Caleb_Stegall" title="Caleb Stegall">Caleb Stegall</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Evelyn_Wilson" title="Evelyn Wilson">Evelyn Wilson</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/K._J._Wall" class="mw-redirect" title="K. J. Wall">K. J. Wall</a></span></li>
<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Melissa_Standridge" title="Melissa Standridge">Melissa Standridge</a>, Justices</span></li></ul>
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<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Ivey</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_(politician)" title="Mike Dunleavy (politician)">Dunleavy</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Hobbs</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders" title="Sarah Huckabee Sanders">Huckabee Sanders</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Newsom</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado" title="Governor of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jared_Polis" title="Jared Polis">Polis</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ned_Lamont" title="Ned Lamont">Lamont</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Carney_(politician)" title="John Carney (politician)">Carney</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" title="Ron DeSantis">DeSantis</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brian_Kemp" title="Brian Kemp">Kemp</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Josh_Green_(politician)" title="Josh Green (politician)">Green</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brad_Little" title="Brad Little">Little</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">Pritzker</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Eric_Holcomb" title="Eric Holcomb">Holcomb</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kim_Reynolds" title="Kim Reynolds">Reynolds</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kelly</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andy_Beshear" title="Andy Beshear">Beshear</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Bel_Edwards" title="John Bel Edwards">Edwards</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills">Mills</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Hogan</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Healey</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Whitmer</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Walz</a> (DFL)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Reeves</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Parson</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Gianforte</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jim_Pillen" title="Jim Pillen">Pillen</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Lombardo</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Sununu" title="Chris Sununu">Sununu</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Murphy</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michelle_Lujan_Grisham" title="Michelle Lujan Grisham">Lujan Grisham</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_New_York_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of New York (state)">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Hochul</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Cooper</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Burgum</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">DeWine</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Stitt</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Kotek</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Wolf</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dan_McKee" title="Dan McKee">McKee</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">McMaster</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kristi_Noem" title="Kristi Noem">Noem</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)">Lee</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Abbott</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Spencer_Cox_(politician)" title="Spencer Cox (politician)">Cox</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Phil_Scott" title="Phil Scott">Scott</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Youngkin</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington (state)">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Inslee</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jim_Justice" title="Jim Justice">Justice</a> (R)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Evers</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mark_Gordon" title="Mark Gordon">Gordon</a> (R)</div></div>
<div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal Districts:</b></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington, D.C.">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span class="nowrap"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Bowser</a> (D), Mayor</span></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lemanu_Peleti_Mauga" title="Lemanu Peleti Mauga">Mauga</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lou_Leon_Guerrero" title="Lou Leon Guerrero">Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arnold_Palacios" title="Arnold Palacios">Palacios</a> (I)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Governor of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #161687;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pierluisi</a> (PNP/D)</div></div>
<div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Governor_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Albert_Bryan_(politician)" title="Albert Bryan (politician)">Bryan</a> (D)</div></div></div>
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<ul><li><span style="color: #E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 27 (27 states)</li>
<li><span style="color: #3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 28 (23 states, 4 territories, 1 district)</li>
<li><span style="color: #DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/ISNI_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISNI (identifier)">ISNI</a>
<ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/000000049999100X">1</a></span></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/VIAF_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="VIAF (identifier)">VIAF</a>
<ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/2571154867596260100004">1</a></span></li>
<li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/466154867586960100009">2</a></span></li></ul></li>
<li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2019009381/">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National libraries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/1196818053">Germany</a></span></li>
<li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019009381">United States</a></span></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6ck94sg">Social Networks and Archival Context</a></span></li></ul>
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