Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly (born January 24, 1950) is a Democratic politician. Kelly is the 48th and current Governor of Kansas since 2019. She was a member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 18th District from 2005 to 2019. She was the Senate Minority Whip.^[1]

Laura Kelly
48th Governor of Kansas
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Lieutenant	Lynn Rogers David Toland
Preceded by	Jeff Colyer
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 18th district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 2019
Preceded by	Dave Jackson
Succeeded by	Vic Miller
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 75) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ted Daughety
Residence	Cedar Crest
Education	Bradley University (BS) Indiana University, Bloomington (MS)

Kelly was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kansas in the 2018 election cycle.^[2] She beat Kris Kobach in the general election.