Governor Laura Kelly
- 47TH GOVERNOR OF KANSAS
- SWORN IN: JANUARY 31, 2018
- SECOND TERM
- NEXT ELECTION: NOVEMBER 2026 (Term Limited)
Kansas Governor News Feed
- Governor Kelly Announces Deployment of Task Force 2 for Swift Water Search and Rescue to Florida October 7, 2024Governor Kelly Announces Deployment of Task Force 2 for Swift Water Search and Rescue to Florida TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Division of Emergency Management received another Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from Florida for a swift water search and rescue task force in preparation for Hurricane Milton’s arrival. Working with […]
- Governor Kelly Announces $6.8M Investment for Nine New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations October 3, 2024Governor Kelly Announces $6.8M Investment for Nine New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than $6.8 million in federal funds will be directed to nine new locations selected for the state’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula program. These new direct current (DC) fast-charging stations add to Kansas’ existing […]
- Governor Kelly Announces September Total Tax Collections Surpass Estimate by $8.0M October 1, 2024Governor Kelly Announces September Total Tax Collections Surpass Estimate by $8.0M TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the total tax collections were $1.02 billion in September. That is $8.0 million, or 0.8% above the estimate. Total tax collections are up 3.2% from September 2023. “While total revenues align with our monthly estimates, we […]
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.
