| The Green Papers: Kansas 2009 General Election |
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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Pat Roberts • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert J. Dole: 11 June 1996- which Sheila Frahm (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Bill Graves (Republican) to fill, 11 June 1996]; elected to a full term: 1998, re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Mark Parkinson • Entered office: 28 April 2008 upon the ascension of Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Chair - Governor Parkinson announced that he does not plan to run for election. |
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| Governor Kathleen Sebelius (Democratic) who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 was nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services by President Obama on Monday 2 March 2009. On Tuesday 28 April 2009, she was confirmed by a U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote of 65-31 with 3 not voting. A short time afterwards, she resigned her Governor's Chair and was sworn in as a member of President Obama's Cabinet. Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson (Democratic) who was first elected in 2006 was sworn in as Governor of Kansas. | |||||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Troy Findley • Appointed: 14 May 2009 by Governor Mark Parkinson. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • 15 May 2009: Troy Findley is sworn in as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. |
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| 28 April 2009: Upon the ascension of Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson (Democratic) who was first elected in 2006 was sworn in as Governor of Kansas. | |||||
| 111th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (2 Open, 1 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Open) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Jerry Moran • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Lynn Jenkins • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Dennis Moore • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 23 November 2009: Announced retirement at the end of his term. |
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Republican | Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh • First elected: 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 15 June 2009: Announced he would not run for Governor and would not run for re-election. |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Stephen N. "Steve" Six • Appointed: 18 January 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Article 1, Section 11 of the Kansas Constitution provides that where there is a vacancy in the office of the Attorney General, the Governor fills the vacancy by appointment for the duration of the term. | |||||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Dennis McKinney • Appointed: 2008 (re: ascention of Lynn Jenkins to the U.S. House); sworn-in 5 January 2009 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, who was first elected in 2002 and re-elected 2006, ran for and won the U.S. House Congresional District 2 seat in 2008. On 18 November 2008, Governor Kathleen Sebelius named state Representative Dennis McKinney as Treasurer. | |||||
| Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |