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The governor of Kansas is the head of state of Kansas [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [ 2 ] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kansas Legislature , [ 4 ] to convene the legislature at any time, [ 5 ] and to grant pardons .
The Kansas State Cabinet, under current Governor Laura Kelly, consists of the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, the Adjutant General, the Superintendent of Highway Patrol, and eleven departments each headed by a Secretary. Lieutenant Governor – chief deputy to the Governor, responsible for acting as Governor during the Governor's absence.
Docking was elected Governor of Kansas in 1956 and reelected in 1958, making him the first member of the Democratic Party to serve more than a single term as governor in Kansas. [2] In the election of 1960 he lost to Republican candidate John Anderson, Jr. perhaps in part because of his stance on the death penalty. He was known to say "I just ...
Senate Bill 115 would establish an Office of the Child Advocate as an independent state agency. Lawmakers on Thursday passed the bill 117-3 in the House and 36-3 in the Senate, and Gov. Laura ...
Candidates running for governor responded to an election survey. Here’s where they stand on issues important to Kansans.
A bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers in Kansas scuttled a plan for cutting taxes Thursday, with Republicans defying GOP leaders and Democrats ignoring a personal appeal from the state's ...
Henry Justin Allen (1868–1950), U.S. Senator from Kansas, 21st Governor of Kansas [206] William Augustus Ayres (1867–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas [ 207 ] Sheila Bair (1954–), Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [ 208 ]
The Wyandotte Constitution was approved in a referendum by a vote of 10,421 to 5,530 on October 4, 1859. In April 1860, the United States House of Representatives voted 134 to 73 to admit Kansas under the Wyandotte Constitution; however, Senators from slave-holding states resisted passing the measure in the United States Senate.