Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius (born May 15, 1948, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is the governor of Kansas. She is a member of the United States Democratic Party. She became Kansas' 44th governor in 2003 after defeating Republican Tim Shallenburger in the election of 2002 by a vote of 53%-45%.
Kathleen is the daughter of former governor of Ohio, John Gilligan, she and her father were the first father/daughter governor pair in the United States. In 1974, she moved to Kansas, where she served 8 years as a representative in the Kansas state legislature, and 8 years as insurance commissioner before being elected governor. Her husband Gary Sebelius, a federal magistrate judge, is the son of former Republican Party Congressman Keith Sebelius. They have two sons, Ned (b. 1982) and John (b. 1985).
