Governor Laura Kelly
- 47TH GOVERNOR OF KANSAS
- SWORN IN: JANUARY 31, 2018
- SECOND TERM
- NEXT ELECTION: NOVEMBER 2026 (Term Limited)
Kansas Governor News Feed
- ICYMI: Governor Kelly Urges Kansans to Contact Their Legislators to Demand a Debate and Vote on Medicaid Expansion on the Floor April 22, 2024ICYMI: Governor Kelly Urges Kansans to Contact Their Legislators to Demand a Debate and Vote on Medicaid Expansion on the Floor KEY QUOTE: “Gov. Laura Kelly has renewed her Medicaid expansion campaign, attempting to build public pressure ahead of a vote in one chamber of the Kansas Legislature. ‘I urge Kansans in every corner of […]
- Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Establishing Office of the Child Advocate April 22, 2024Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Bill Establishing Office of the Child Advocate TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly today signed Senate Bill 115, establishing the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) as an independent state agency and granting the advocate access to certain files and records of children involved in child welfare proceedings. “This bill is a […]
- Kansas Disability Advocates Support Medicaid Expansion During Kansas Legislature’s Hearings: Here’s What They’re Saying April 22, 2024Kansas Disability Advocates Support Medicaid Expansion During Kansas Legislature’s Hearings: Here’s What They’re Saying TOPEKA –Last month, Governor Laura Kelly’s bipartisan Medicaid expansion proposal received support from disability advocates across the state during the Kansas Legislature’s Medicaid expansion hearings. The testimony was submitted for hearings in the House Health and Human Services Committee and a […]
Governor Laura Kelly grew up in a career military family where she learned the importance of service, integrity, and accountability. She has made it her life’s work to fight for children and families as a four-term state senator and now in her second term as the 48th Governor of the State of Kansas.
In her first term, Governor Kelly worked with both parties to balance the budget, fully fund schools, repair the state’s infrastructure, reform the child welfare system, and break records for business investment and job creation. She ended her first term with the largest budget surplus in history – even while cutting taxes for working families.
After putting Kansas back on track, Governor Kelly was re-elected to a second term, which began on January 9, 2023.
Governor Kelly has set a North Star for her second term – to make Kansas the best place in the country to raise a family – and has prioritized expanding affordable healthcare, supporting early childhood development, and continuing to spread prosperity to every corner of the state.
Governor Kelly and her husband Ted Daughety, MD, have been married since 1983. They have two grown daughters, Molly Daughety, MD, Kathleen Daughety and her husband Mathias Weiden, and one grandchild, Laura “Rory” Weiden.