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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWS
Race: Kansas Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Kathleen Sebelius Jim Barnett
Kathleen SebeliusJim Barnett
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Governor of KansasState senator
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 53-45 percent against Tim ShallenburgerN/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Kansas House of Representatives,1987-95; Kansas insurance commissioner, 1995-2003Kansas Senate, 2000-06; member of the Emporia Board of Education, 1991-99
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Chairman of the Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee of the National Governors' Association; policy chairman of the Democratic Governors' AssociationChairman of Public Health and Welfare
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Public officialPhysician
BORNBORN
May 15, 1948 in CincinnatiJuly 30, 1954
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Trinity College, 1970; M.P.A. from University of Kansas, 1977B.A. in chemistry from Emporia State University, Doctor of Medicine from University of Kansas
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Gary Sebelius; has two childrenMarried to Yvonne Barnett; has two children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.ksgovernor.com www.barnettforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.governor.ks.gov www.kslegislature.org/jbarnett

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