Laura Kelly

Born:January 24, 1950 (age 74)
Career:Governor of Kansas, 2019-present
Kansas State Senate, 2005-present
State:Kansas
Party:Democratic
Education:B.S., Bradley University
M.S., Indiana University
Website:https://governor.kansas.gov/

Laura Kelly assumed office as governor of Kansas on Jan. 14, 2019.

Kelly was born January 24, 1950, in New York City. She earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology at Bradley University and a Master of Science in therapeutic recreation at Indiana University. Before entering politics, Kelly worked as a recreation therapist and as a director of recreation therapy and physical education. She was the executive director of the Kansas Recreation and Park Association from 1988-2004.

Kelly served in the Kansas Senate from 2005-2019.

Sources:

Ballotpedia (n.d.). Laura Kelly (Kansas). Retrieved on June 2, 2020, from https://ballotpedia.org/Laura_Kelly_(Kansas).

Vote Smart. (n.d.). Laura Kelly's Biography. Retrieved on June 2, 2020, from https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/34496/laura-kelly.

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