List of Governors of Kansas - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Governor of Kansas is the head of the executive branch of Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

's government and the commander-in-chief of the state

U.S. state

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's military forces

Kansas National Guard

The Kansas National Guard, is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of Kansas. It comprises both the Kansas Army National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard. The Governor of Kansas is Commander-in-Chief of the Kansas National Guard when in state use...

. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kansas Legislature

Kansas Legislature

The Kansas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a bicameral assembly, composed of the lower Kansas House of Representatives, composed of 125 Representatives, and the upper Kansas Senate, with 40 Senators...

, to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardon

Pardon

Clemency means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves...

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The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the second Monday of January after election. The governor originally had a two-year term; this was changed to four years by a constitutional amendment in 1974. The lieutenant governor is elected at the same time as the governor. When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term.

Since becoming a state, Kansas has had 45 governors, including 32 Republicans

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

, 11 Democrats

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

, and 2 Populists

Populist Party (United States)

The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

. The state's longest-serving governors were Robert Docking

Robert Docking

Robert Blackwell Docking, , was the 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Docking attended public school in Lawrence, Kansas, before attending the University of Kansas, and served in the Air Force during World War II...

, John W. Carlin

John W. Carlin

John William Carlin served as fortieth Governor of Kansas from 1979 to 1987, and Archivist of the United States from May 30, 1995, to February 15, 2005.-Biography:...

, and Bill Graves

Bill Graves

William Preston "Bill" Graves , was the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.Graves was born in Salina, Kansas in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm...

, each of whom served 8 years and 4 days (Docking served four two-year terms; Carlin and Graves each served two four-year terms). The shortest-serving governor was John McCuish

John McCuish

John Berridge McCuish was the 34th Governor of Kansas.McCuish was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri before graduating from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1925. After running several Harvey County newspapers, McCuish entered the...

, who served only 11 days after the resignation of Fred Hall

Fred Hall

Frederick "Fred" Lee Hall was a Republican lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1951–55 and the 33rd Governor of Kansas, 1955-57...

. The current governor is Republican Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...

, who took office January 10, 2011.

Territorial
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....

governors

The area that became Kansas was part of Louisiana Territory
Louisiana Territory
The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed to Missouri Territory...

, later renamed Missouri Territory
Missouri Territory
The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812 until August 10, 1821, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Missouri.-History:...

, until 1821, and unorganized until it became its own territory; see List of Governors of Missouri for the period from 1805 to 1821.
A small part of Kansas was once claimed as part of the Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...

(see List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas, and before that, was part of Mexico
Mexico
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(see Spanish governors of New Mexico
Spanish governors of New Mexico
The following is a list of governors of the Province of New Mexico under the Viceroyalty of New Spain.*Juan de Oñate *Cristóbal de Oñate *Pedro de Peralta *Bernadino de Ceballos...

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#	Andrew Horatio Reeder Andrew Horatio Reeder Andrew Horatio Reeder was the first governor of the Territory of Kansas.Reeder was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Absolom Reeder and Christina Reeder. He was educated at an academy in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He read law in a Pennsylvania law office and was admitted to the bar there in 1828....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	July 7, 1854	August 16, 1855
2	Wilson Shannon Wilson Shannon Wilson Shannon was a Democratic politician from Ohio and Kansas. He served as the 14th and 16th Governor of Ohio, and was the first governor of Ohio born in the state...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	September 5, 1855	August 18, 1856
3	John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War...	Independent	September 9, 1856	March 20, 1857
4	Robert J. Walker Robert J. Walker Robert John Walker was an American economist and statesman.- Early life and education :Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the son of a judge. He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district. Walker was educated at the...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 27, 1857	December 15, 1857
5	James W. Denver James W. Denver James William Denver was an American politician, soldier, lawyer, and esteemed actor. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California, as well as playing lead...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	December, 1857	November, 1858
6	Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	December, 1858	December, 1860

State of Kansas

#	Term	Notes
1	Charles L. Robinson Charles L. Robinson Charles Lawrence Robinson was the first Governor of Kansas. He was also the first governor of a US state to be impeached, although he was not convicted or removed from office. To date he is the only governor of Kansas to be impeached...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	February 9, 1861	January 12, 1863		Joseph Pomeroy Root Joseph Pomeroy Root Joseph Pomeroy Root was an American doctor, politician, and leader of the Free Staters....	1	Impeached but not convicted or removed.
2	Thomas Carney Thomas Carney Thomas Carney was the second Governor of Kansas.Carney was born in Delaware County, Ohio to James and Sarah Carney. James died in 1828, and Thomas remained at home farming with his mother until age 19...	Republican	January 12, 1863	January 9, 1865		Thomas Andrew Osborn	2
3	Samuel J. Crawford	Republican	January 9, 1865	November 4, 1868		James McGrew James McGrew James Clark McGrew was an American politician, merchant, banker and hospital director from Virginia and West Virginia....	3	Resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Infantry.
3	Samuel J. Crawford	Republican	January 9, 1865	November 4, 1868		Nehemiah Green Nehemiah Green Nehemiah Green was the fourth Governor of Kansas, serving in that position on an interim basis from November 1868 to January 1869. He subsequently served as Speaker pro Tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives....	4	Resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Infantry.
4	Nehemiah Green Nehemiah Green Nehemiah Green was the fourth Governor of Kansas, serving in that position on an interim basis from November 1868 to January 1869. He subsequently served as Speaker pro Tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives....	Republican	November 4, 1868	January 11, 1869	None		4	As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
5	James M. Harvey James M. Harvey James Madison Harvey was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.-Biography:...	Republican	January 11, 1869	January 13, 1873		Charles Vernon Eskridge	5
5		Republican	January 11, 1869	January 13, 1873		Peter Percival Elder Peter Percival Elder Peter Percival Elder was an American politician, businessman, and newspaperman....	6
6	Thomas A. Osborn Thomas A. Osborn Thomas Andrew Osborn was the sixth Governor of Kansas.-Early life:Osborn was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. As a young man, he was apprenticed as a printer, from which he supported himself through Allegheny College. In 1856 he began to study law under a Meadville judge and was admitted to the...	Republican	January 13, 1873	January 8, 1877		Elias Sleeper Stover	7
6		Republican	January 13, 1873	January 8, 1877		Melville J. Salter Melville J. Salter Melville Judson Salter was a politician and civic leader who was twice elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas....	8
7	George T. Anthony George T. Anthony George Tobey Anthony was seventh Governor of Kansas.Anthony was born to Quakers on a farm outside the town of Mayfield, New York. His father died when he was five, and Anthony had to work to support himself, his mother, and his siblings...	Republican	January 8, 1877	January 13, 1879		Melville J. Salter Melville J. Salter Melville Judson Salter was a politician and civic leader who was twice elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas....	9
7		Republican	January 8, 1877	January 13, 1879		Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman Underwood Humphrey was the 11th Governor of Kansas.-Early life:Humphrey was born in New Baltimore, Ohio to Lyman and Elizabeth Humphrey, one of two sons born to the couple. His father was born in Connecticut, but relocated to Deerfield, Ohio, where he purchased a tannery formerly owned by...	9
8	John P. St. John	Republican	January 13, 1879	January 8, 1883		Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman Underwood Humphrey was the 11th Governor of Kansas.-Early life:Humphrey was born in New Baltimore, Ohio to Lyman and Elizabeth Humphrey, one of two sons born to the couple. His father was born in Connecticut, but relocated to Deerfield, Ohio, where he purchased a tannery formerly owned by...	10
8	John P. St. John	Republican	January 13, 1879	January 8, 1883		David Wesley Finney	11
9	George W. Glick	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 8, 1883	January 12, 1885		David Wesley Finney	12
10	John A. Martin John Martin (Governor of Kansas) John Alexander Martin was the tenth Governor of Kansas.Martin was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Jane Montgomery Martin. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. He was of Scots-Irish extraction, and the family was related to General...	Republican	January 12, 1885	January 14, 1889		Alexander Pancoast Riddle	13
10		Republican	January 12, 1885	January 14, 1889		Alexander Pancoast Riddle	14
11	Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman U. Humphrey Lyman Underwood Humphrey was the 11th Governor of Kansas.-Early life:Humphrey was born in New Baltimore, Ohio to Lyman and Elizabeth Humphrey, one of two sons born to the couple. His father was born in Connecticut, but relocated to Deerfield, Ohio, where he purchased a tannery formerly owned by...	Republican	January 14, 1889	January 8, 1893		Andrew Jackson Felt	15
11		Republican	January 14, 1889	January 8, 1893		Andrew Jackson Felt	16
12	Lorenzo D. Lewelling Lorenzo D. Lewelling Lorenzo Dow Lewelling was the 12th Governor of Kansas.-Early life:Lewelling was born to William Lewelling, an abolitionist who died soon after making an empassioned speech in Indiana...	Populist Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...	January 8, 1893	January 14, 1895		Percy Daniels	17
13	Edmund N. Morrill	Republican	January 14, 1895	January 11, 1897		James Armstrong Troutman	18
14	John W. Leedy John W. Leedy John Whitnah Leedy was the 14th Governor of Kansas.-Political career:Leedy ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1917 Alberta general election as a candidate for the non-partisan league...	Populist	January 11, 1897	January 9, 1899		Alexander Miller Harvey Alexander Miller Harvey Alexander Miller Harvey was a Kansas lawyer, politician, and author....	19
15	William E. Stanley William E. Stanley William Eugene Stanley was the 15th Governor of Kansas.-External links:*...	Republican	January 9, 1899	January 12, 1903		Harry E. Richter	20
15		Republican	January 9, 1899	January 12, 1903		Harry E. Richter	21
16	Willis J. Bailey Willis J. Bailey Willis Joshua Bailey was a United States Representative from Kansas and the 16th Governor of Kansas.Born in Carroll County, Illinois, Bailey attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University of Illinois at Urbana.He moved to Nemaha County, Kansas, in 1879.He engaged in...	Republican	January 12, 1903	January 9, 1905		David John Hanna	22
17	Edward W. Hoch Edward W. Hoch Edward Wallis Hoch was the 17th Governor of Kansas.Hoch was born in Danville, Kentucky. He moved to Kansas in 1871, and bought the Marion County Record newspaper in 1874....	Republican	January 9, 1905	January 11, 1909		David John Hanna	23
17		Republican	January 9, 1905	January 11, 1909		William James Fitzgerald William James Fitzgerald Sir William James Fitzgerald was an Irish jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Palestine during the time of the British Mandate.- Early life :...	24
18	Walter R. Stubbs Walter R. Stubbs Walter Roscoe Stubbs was 18th Governor of Kansas.Stubbs was born in Wayne County, Indiana. He moved to Douglas County, Kansas with his family in 1869....	Republican	January 11, 1909	January 13, 1913		William James Fitzgerald William James Fitzgerald Sir William James Fitzgerald was an Irish jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Palestine during the time of the British Mandate.- Early life :...	25
18		Republican	January 11, 1909	January 13, 1913		Richard Joseph Hopkins Richard Joseph Hopkins Richard Joseph Hopkins was a United States federal judge.Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Hopkins received an LL.B. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1901. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1901 to 1906. He was in private practice in Garden City, Kansas from 1906 to...	26
19	George H. Hodges George H. Hodges George Hartshorn Hodges was an American politician and the 19th Governor of Kansas . Before elected governor, he served in the state legislature as a senator from 1905 to 1913, where he was particularly active on the railroad committee in the senate and known for leading the charge for progressive...	Democratic	January 13, 1913	January 11, 1915		Sheffield Ingalls Sheffield Ingalls Sheffield Ingalls was a banker, attorney and politician in the state of Kansas. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1913-1915 under George Hartshorn Hodges. Outside of politics, he was a successful investor and banker in Atchison, Kansas. He served in the Kansas House of Representatives...	27
20	Arthur Capper Arthur Capper Arthur Capper was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th Governor of Kansas from 1915 to 1919 and a United States Senator from 1919 to 1949....	Republican	January 11, 1915	January 13, 1919		William Yoast Morgan	28
20		Republican	January 11, 1915	January 13, 1919		William Yoast Morgan	29
21	Henry J. Allen Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from Kansas .Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania to John and Rebecca Elizabeth Allen...	Republican	January 13, 1919	January 8, 1923		Charles Solomon Huffman	30
21		Republican	January 13, 1919	January 8, 1923		Charles Solomon Huffman	31
22	Jonathan M. Davis Jonathan M. Davis Jonathan McMillan Davis was the 22nd Governor of Kansas.Davis was born in Bourbon County, Kansas to Jonathan McMillan and Eve Davis....	Democratic	January 8, 1923	January 12, 1925		Ben Sanford Paulen	32
23	Ben S. Paulen Benjamin S. Paulen Benjamin "Ben" Sanford Paulen was the 23rd Governor of Kansas.Paulen was born in DeWitt County, Illinois to Jacob Walter and Lucy Bell Paulen...	Republican	January 12, 1925	January 14, 1929		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase	33
23		Republican	January 12, 1925	January 14, 1929		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase	34
24	Clyde M. Reed Clyde M. Reed Clyde Martin Reed was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state....	Republican	January 14, 1929	January 12, 1931		Jacob W. Graybill	35
25	Harry H. Woodring	Democratic	January 12, 1931	January 9, 1933		Jacob W. Graybill	36
26	Alfred M. Landon	Republican	January 9, 1933	January 11, 1937		Charles W. Thompson	37
26	Alfred M. Landon	Republican	January 9, 1933	January 11, 1937		Charles W. Thompson	38
27	Walter A. Huxman Walter A. Huxman Walter Augustus Huxman was the 27th Governor of Kansas and United States federal judge.Huxman was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. He received an LL.B. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1914. He was an Assistant county attorney of Kansas from 1915 to 1919. He was a City attorney of...	Democratic	January 11, 1937	January 9, 1939		William M. Lindsay	39
28	Payne Ratner Payne Ratner Payne Harry Ratner was the 28th Governor of Kansas from 1939 to 1943. Born in Casey, Illinois, he served in World War I as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Following the war, he earned a law degree at Washington University in St. Louis in 1920...	Republican	January 9, 1939	January 11, 1943		Carl E. Friend	40
28		Republican	January 9, 1939	January 11, 1943		Carl E. Friend	41
29	Andrew F. Schoeppel	Republican	January 11, 1943	January 13, 1947		Jess C. Denious	42
29	Andrew F. Schoeppel	Republican	January 11, 1943	January 13, 1947		Jess C. Denious	43
30	Frank Carlson Frank Carlson Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...	Republican	January 13, 1947	November 28, 1950		Frank L. Hagaman Frank L. Hagaman Frank Leslie Hagaman was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Lieutenant Governor and later as the 31st Governor of Kansas.-Early life:...	44	Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... .
30		Republican	January 13, 1947	November 28, 1950			45
31	Frank L. Hagaman Frank L. Hagaman Frank Leslie Hagaman was an American lawyer and politician. He served as Lieutenant Governor and later as the 31st Governor of Kansas.-Early life:...	Republican	November 28, 1950	January 8, 1951	None		45
32	Edward F. Arn Edward F. Arn Edward Ferdinand Arn was the 32nd Governor of Kansas from 1951 to 1955.He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and retired to Wichita to practice law....	Republican	January 8, 1951	January 10, 1955		Fred Hall Fred Hall Frederick "Fred" Lee Hall was a Republican lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1951–55 and the 33rd Governor of Kansas, 1955-57...	46
32		Republican	January 8, 1951	January 10, 1955			47
33	Fred Hall Fred Hall Frederick "Fred" Lee Hall was a Republican lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1951–55 and the 33rd Governor of Kansas, 1955-57...	Republican	January 10, 1955	January 3, 1957		John McCuish John McCuish John Berridge McCuish was the 34th Governor of Kansas.McCuish was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri before graduating from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1925. After running several Harvey County newspapers, McCuish entered the...	48	Resigned with 11 days left in his term, and the first act of his successor was to appoint him to the Kansas Supreme Court Kansas Supreme Court The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, the Court supervises the legal profession, administers over the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals... .
34	John McCuish John McCuish John Berridge McCuish was the 34th Governor of Kansas.McCuish was born in Leadville, Colorado and attended Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri before graduating from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1925. After running several Harvey County newspapers, McCuish entered the...	Republican	January 3, 1957	January 14, 1957	None		48
35	George Docking George Docking George Docking was the 35th Governor of Kansas, .Docking was elected to two terms as governor, but failed to win against Republican candidate John Anderson, Jr. in part because of his stance on the death penalty. He was known to say "I just don't like killing people." Was a delegate to the 1960...	Democratic	January 14, 1957	January 9, 1961		Joseph W. Henkle, Sr.	49
35		Democratic	January 14, 1957	January 9, 1961		Joseph W. Henkle, Sr.	50
36	John Anderson, Jr. John Anderson, Jr. John Anderson Jr. was the 36th Governor of Kansas from 1961 until 1965.John Anderson, Jr., was born May 8, 1917 near Olathe, Kansas to John and Ora Bookout Anderson. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1935. From there he went on to Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science,...	Republican	January 9, 1961	January 11, 1965		Harold H. Chase	51
36		Republican	January 9, 1961	January 11, 1965		Harold H. Chase	52
37	William H. Avery William H. Avery (politician) William Henry Avery was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967.-Life and career:...	Republican	January 11, 1965	January 9, 1967		John Crutcher	53
38	Robert Docking Robert Docking Robert Blackwell Docking, , was the 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Docking attended public school in Lawrence, Kansas, before attending the University of Kansas, and served in the Air Force during World War II...	Democratic	January 9, 1967	January 13, 1975		John Crutcher	54
						James H. DeCoursey, Jr.	55
						Reynolds Shultz	56
						Dave Owen	57
39	Robert F. Bennett Robert Frederick Bennett Robert Frederick Bennett was an American lawyer and the 39th Governor of Kansas from 1975 to 1979.Bennett was born May 23, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri. He married Joan Gregory, whom he met at Shawnee Mission Rural High School while participating in debate. They had four children: Robert F. ,...	Republican	January 13, 1975	January 8, 1979		Shelby Smith	58
40	John W. Carlin John W. Carlin John William Carlin served as fortieth Governor of Kansas from 1979 to 1987, and Archivist of the United States from May 30, 1995, to February 15, 2005.-Biography:...	Democratic	January 8, 1979	January 12, 1987		Paul V. Dugan	59
40		Democratic	January 8, 1979	January 12, 1987		Thomas R. Docking	60
41	Mike Hayden Mike Hayden John Michael Hayden, was the 41st Governor of Kansas. He subsequently served as Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department under governors Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson.-Early life:...	Republican	January 12, 1987	January 14, 1991		Jack D. Walker	61
42	Joan Finney Joan Finney Joan Finney , served as the 42nd Governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995.She was born Joan Marie McInroy in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Mary Sands McInroy. She graduated from high school in Manhattan, Kansas in 1942. In 1957, she married Spencer Finney, Jr...	Democratic	January 14, 1991	January 9, 1995		James Francisco	62
43	Bill Graves Bill Graves William Preston "Bill" Graves , was the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.Graves was born in Salina, Kansas in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm...	Republican	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003		Sheila Frahm Sheila Frahm Sheila Sloan Frahm served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas...	63
						Gary Sherrer	63
						Gary Sherrer	64 Kansas gubernatorial election, 1998 The Kansas gubernatorial election of 1998 took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor William Graves won re-election.-Results:...
44	Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...	Democratic	January 13, 2003	April 28, 2009		John E. Moore John E. Moore John E. Moore is an American politician. In 2002 he was elected on the Democratic Party ticket as the running mate of Governor Kathleen Sebelius; he assumed office as the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on January 13, 2003...	65 Kansas gubernatorial election, 2002 -Results:...	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services United States Secretary of Health and Human Services The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet... .
44		Democratic	January 13, 2003	April 28, 2009		Mark Parkinson Mark Parkinson Mark V. Parkinson is the president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living...	66 Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006 The Kansas gubernatorial election of 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius won re-election. Her approval rating as of July 2006 was reported at 60%. On August 1, 2006 Jim Barnett won the Republican primary with 36% of the vote...
45	Mark Parkinson Mark Parkinson Mark V. Parkinson is the president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living...	Democratic	April 28, 2009	January 10, 2011		Troy Findley Troy Findley Troy Findley was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He was appointed by Governor Mark Parkinson on May 14, 2009 and took office the following day. Findley previously served as chief of staff to Governor Kathleen Sebelius....
46	Sam Brownback Sam Brownback Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...	Republican	January 10, 2011	Incumbent		Jeff Colyer Jeff Colyer Jeffrey "Jeff" Colyer, M.D. is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Kansas Senate and of the Kansas House of Representatives...	67 Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010 The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office upon Kathleen Sebelius' resignation following her appointment as President Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services in January 2009, did not seek a full...	Governor Brownback's first term expires on January 12, 2015; he is not yet term limit Term limit A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for... ed.

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Kansas except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...	Other offices held
Wilson Shannon Wilson Shannon Wilson Shannon was a Democratic politician from Ohio and Kansas. He served as the 14th and 16th Governor of Ohio, and was the first governor of Ohio born in the state...	1855–1856 (territorial)			U.S. Representative from Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... , Governor of Ohio, Ambassador to Mexico United States Ambassador to Mexico The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett became the first U.S. envoy to Mexico in 1825. The rank...
John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War...	1856–1857 (territorial)			Mayor of San Francisco Mayor of San Francisco The Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of San Francisco's city and county government. The mayor has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch.... , Governor of Pennsylvania
Robert J. Walker Robert J. Walker Robert John Walker was an American economist and statesman.- Early life and education :Born in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, the son of a judge. He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district. Walker was educated at the...	1857 (territorial)			U.S. Senator United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... from Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi... , U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
James W. Denver James W. Denver James William Denver was an American politician, soldier, lawyer, and esteemed actor. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California, as well as playing lead...	1857–1858 (territorial)			Secretary of State of California, U.S. Representative from California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857...	1858–1860 (territorial)			Governor of Minnesota Territory Governor of Minnesota The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty different people have been governors of the state, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial...
Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814...	1857 (acting territorial)			U.S. Representative from Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
James M. Harvey James M. Harvey James Madison Harvey was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.-Biography:...	1869–1873		S
Edmund Needham Morrill Edmund Needham Morrill Edmund Needham Morrill was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas.Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine to Rufus and Mary Morrill. He attended the common schools at Westbrook Academy and learned the trade of tanning from his father. At the age of 23, he moved...	1895–1897	H
Willis Joshua Bailey	1903–1905	H
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper Arthur Capper was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th Governor of Kansas from 1915 to 1919 and a United States Senator from 1919 to 1949....	1915–1919		S
Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from Kansas .Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania to John and Rebecca Elizabeth Allen...	1919–1923		S
Clyde M. Reed Clyde M. Reed Clyde Martin Reed was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state....	1929–1931		S
Harry H. Woodring Harry Hines Woodring Harry Hines Woodring was a U.S. political figure. He was born in 1890 in Elk City, Kansas. He was educated in city and county schools and at sixteen began work as a janitor in the First National Bank of Neodesha, Kansas...	1931–1933			U.S. Secretary of War United States Secretary of War The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
Walter A. Huxman Walter A. Huxman Walter Augustus Huxman was the 27th Governor of Kansas and United States federal judge.Huxman was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. He received an LL.B. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1914. He was an Assistant county attorney of Kansas from 1915 to 1919. He was a City attorney of...	1937–1939			Tenth Circuit Court Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Colorado* District of Kansas...
Andrew F. Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel Andrew Frank Schoeppel was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th Governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death...	1943–1947		S
Frank Carlson Frank Carlson Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...	1947–1950	H	S*
William H. Avery William H. Avery (politician) William Henry Avery was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967.-Life and career:...	1965–1967	H
Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...	2003–2009			Secretary of Health and Human Services*
Sam Brownback Sam Brownback Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...	2011-present	H	S

Living former governors

, six former governors were alive, the oldest being John Anderson, Jr.

John Anderson, Jr.

John Anderson Jr. was the 36th Governor of Kansas from 1961 until 1965.John Anderson, Jr., was born May 8, 1917 near Olathe, Kansas to John and Ora Bookout Anderson. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1935. From there he went on to Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science,...

(1961–1965, born 1917). The most recent governor to die was William H. Avery

William H. Avery (politician)

William Henry Avery was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967.-Life and career:...

(1965-1967), on November 4, 2009.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
John Anderson, Jr. John Anderson, Jr. John Anderson Jr. was the 36th Governor of Kansas from 1961 until 1965.John Anderson, Jr., was born May 8, 1917 near Olathe, Kansas to John and Ora Bookout Anderson. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1935. From there he went on to Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science,...	1961–1965	May 08, 1917 (age 94)
John W. Carlin John W. Carlin John William Carlin served as fortieth Governor of Kansas from 1979 to 1987, and Archivist of the United States from May 30, 1995, to February 15, 2005.-Biography:...	1979–1987	August 03, 1940 (age 71)
Mike Hayden Mike Hayden John Michael Hayden, was the 41st Governor of Kansas. He subsequently served as Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department under governors Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson.-Early life:...	1987–1991	March 16, 1944 (age 67)
Bill Graves Bill Graves William Preston "Bill" Graves , was the 43rd Governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.Graves was born in Salina, Kansas in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm...	1995–2003	January 09, 1953 (age 59)
Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...	2003–2009	May 15, 1948 (age 63)
Mark Parkinson Mark Parkinson Mark V. Parkinson is the president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living...	2009-2011	June 24, 1957 (age 54)

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The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....

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