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Laura Kelly
48th Governor of Kansas
48th Governor of Kansas [[ Ambassador to Àtụ:CountryPrefixThe]]
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January 14, 2019
LieutenantLynn Rogers
David Toland
Preceded byJeff Colyer
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 18th district
[[ Ambassador to Àtụ:CountryPrefixThe]]
In office
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Preceded byDave Jackson
Succeeded byVic Miller
Personal details
Born
Laura Jeanne Kelly

(1950-01-24) 24 Jenụwarị 1950 (age 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Ted Daughety
(m. 1979)
Children2
ResidenceCedar Crest
EducationBradley University (BS)
Indiana University Bloomington (MS)
WebsiteGovernment website

Laura Jeanne Kelly (amuru Jenụwarị 24, 1950) [1] bụ onye ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị America na-eje ozi kemgbe 2019 dị ka gọvanọ nke iri anọ na asatọ nke Kansas . Onye otu Democratic Party, ọ nọchitere anya mpaghara nke iri na asatọ na Kansas Sineti site na 2005 ruo 2019. [2] Kelly zọrọ ọchịchị maka ọkwa gọvanọ na ntuli aka 2018 wee merie onye nnọchiteanya Republican, Kris Kobach . [3]

Nmalite ndụ na agụmakwụkwọ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

A mụrụ Kelly na New York City site n'ezinụlọ ndị agha na-akwaga mgbe mgbe ma nọrọ na mba ofesi. Ọ gụrụ akwụkwọ na Mahadum Bradley, na-enweta nzere bachelọ sayensị na akparamaagwa, yana na Mahadum Indiana, na-enweta Master of Science na ntụrụndụ ọgwụgwọ . [4] Kelly ruburu ọrụ dịka onye isi nchịkwa nke Kansas Recreation and Park Association.

Mmalite ọrụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

A họpụtara Kelly na Kansas Sineti na Nọvemba 2004, e mesịa o jee ozi dị ka Minority Whip . [5] Na 2007, a gwara ya ka ọ jee ozi dị ka onye otu n'ime Ranking Minority nke otú Kansas Ways and Means Committee. Kelly nyere aka guzobe mmemme onyinye dị iche iche maka ọganihu nwata na steeti Kansas. [6]

N'ọgwụgwụ afọ 2009 Kelly tụlere obere oge maka ịgba ọsọ maka mpaghara ọgbakọ nke abụọ nke Kansas . [7] N'oge nnọkọ omebe iwu 2011–2012, ọ rụrụ ọrụ dị ka onye nnyemaaka onye ndu ntakiri nke Sineti Kansas. [8]

Gọvanọ Kansas[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Ntuli aka[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

2018[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Na Disemba 15, 2017, Kelly kwupụtara ebumnuche ya ịzọ okwa gọvanọ nke Kansas. Na obere ntuli aka nke Democratic Patị, ọ zọrọ ọchịchị megide onye bụbu onye isi obodo Wichita Carl Brewer na onye bụbu odeakwụkwọ Kansas nke Agriculture Josh Svaty . [9] [10] Na Mee 24, 2018, Kelly kwupụtara onye sinetọ Steeti Lynn Rogers dị ka onye ga-abu onye osote ya na ntuli aka ahu. [11] Na August 7, ọ meriri Brewer na Svaty, na-enweta pasent iri ise na otu na ọkara nke votu atụrụ.[12] [13]

Onye bụbu Gọvanọ Kansas na onye ode akwụkwọ ahụike na ọrụ mmadụ na United Steeti bu Kathleen Sebelius kwadoro Kelly na ntuli aka ahu. [14] Ndị ọrụ gọọmentị iri abụo na asatọ ugbu a ma ọ bụ ndị bụbu Republican kwadokwara ya, nke gụnyere Gọvanọ Kansas Bill Graves ; onye bụbu onye omebe iwu steeti, Lt. Gọvanọ na sinetọ mba United Steeti Sinetọ Sheila Frahm, Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer, Commissioner nke mkpuchi ihe onwunweSandy Praeger, onye ịsị nke ụlọ omebe iwu sineti Dick Bond, onye ịsị nke ụlọ omebe iwu sineti Dave Kerr, osote onye ịsị nke ụlọ omebe iwu sineti John Vratil, Onye ịsị nke otu kachasị na sineti Tim Emert na Lana Oleen; ndị sinetọ Barbara Allen, David Wysong, Wint Winter, Jr., Pete Brungardt, Ruth Teichman, Barbara Bollier, Audrey Langworthy, Terrie Huntington, Bob VanCrum, na Alicia Salisbury; Ndị nnọchiteanya JoAnn Pottorff, Ginger Barr, Jim Yonally, Jim Lowther, Fred Lorentz, na onye nnọchiteanya na onyeịsị oche nke Republican Patị Rochelle Chronister; Onye nnọchi anya mba Republican Don Johnston; na ndị nnọchiteanya Joy Koesten na Charles Roth . [15] [16]

Graves kwuru, "Laura Kelly bụ naanị onye Democrat m kwadoro maka ọfịs ọha. Ihe mere m ji eme nke ahụ ugbu a bụ n'ihi na m kwenyere na ọtụtụ ihe dị na steeti Kansas. Amara m Laura kemgbe ihe karịrị afọ iri atọ. O nwere àgwà niile na ike niile anyị na-achọ iji duzie steeti ahụ n'oge ihe isi ike a na iweghachite steeti ahụ ka ọ dịbu. . . . Laura nwere iguzosi ike n'ezi ihe, amakwaara m na ọ ga-akpọkọta ndị Kansas n'agbanyeghị otu ọ bụla iji dozie nsogbu ndi na-eche anyị n'ihu." [14] Onye bụbu onye omebe iwu Republican steeti Tim Owens bụ onye na-echekwa ego mkpọsa maka onye ndọrọndọrọ onwe onye Kansas Greg Orman, mana ọ rituru n'ọkwa ahụ na October 30 wee kwado Kelly, na-ekwenye na ọ bụ naanị ya nwere ike imeri Kobach. [17]

Kelly kọwara ebumnobi nke ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị ya dika nke ga-agbanwe mmefu ego, agụmakwụkwọ na "ọdachi" ndị ọzọ nke ọchịchị Sam Brownback . Ọ kọwapụtara onye mmegide ya, onye amatagoro maka enweghị ikike ya na ntuli aka na atụmatụ iwu megide ndị kwabatara, dị ka "Sam Brownback on steroids". [18]

Na November 6, Kelly meriri onye Patị Republican họpụtaraSecretary of State Kris Kobach, na-enweta ihe fọdụrụ ntakịrị ka ọ bụrụ pasent iri anọ na itoolu nke votu. [19] [20]

2022[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Na Disemba 23, 2020, Kelly kwupụtara na ọ ga-aputa maka ntuli aka ọzọ na 2022 na mgbasa ozi pọdkastị o mere na Kansas Reflector . [21]

Ụlọ ọrụ Kabinet[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Ụlọ ọrụ Onye nọ n'ọchịchị
Lieutenant Gọvanọ David Toland
Adjutant General David Weishaar
Odeakwụkwọ nchịkwa DeAngela Burns-Wallace
Odeakwụkwọ nke Agriculture Mike Beam
Odeakwụkwọ nke azụmahịa David Toland
Odeakwụkwọ mmezi Jeff Zmuda
Odeakwụkwọ ahụike na gburugburu ebe obibi Janet Stanek
Onye nlekọta ndị nche okporo ụzọ Herman Jones
Odeakwụkwọ nke Ụmụaka na Ezinụlọ Laura Howard
Odeakwụkwọ nke ọrụ Amber Shultz
Onye ode akwụkwọ ego Mark Burghardt
Secretary nke Ụgbọ njem Julie Lorenz
Odeakwụkwọ nke anụ ọhịa na ogige Brad Loveless

Ọnọdụ na ọkwa ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

A na-ewere Kelly dị ka onye Democrat na -agafeghị oke . [22]

Ihe gbasara mmefu ego na akụnụba[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Kelly katọrọ nnwale Kansas, nwale mmefu ego nke Kansas, nke onye bu ya ụzọ Sam Brownback nke butere mbelata n'ụlọ akwụkwọ, okporo ụzọ na nchekwa ọha. Ọ ga-amasị ya ịgbanweghari mgbanwe ndị ahụ ma rụtụ aka na mgbe enwere nnukwu ụkọ mmefu ego, ọ gbaliri wee jikọta Patị abụọ ahụ iji wee hazie usoro mmefu ego nke ọma n'etinyeghi ego n'utu isi. [23] [24]

N'afọ 2019, Kelly jiri ikike ya wee kwusi nkwado iwu Republican abụọ ga-ebelata ụtụ isi ego steeti na Kansas. [24] O kwuru na steeti ahụ enweghị ike ịnagide mbelata ahụ, [24] nakwa na iwu Republican ahụ ga-ebelata ego ha nwetara rue nde dọla narị abụọ na ịrị anọ na ise n'ime afọ atọ, nke ga-ebute “nsogbu gbasara mmefu ego na-enweghị isi” wee mepụta mperi n'usoro mmefu ego. [25] Mkpebi Kelly, yana ego steeti nwetara karia etu a na-atụ anya, mere ka steeti ahụ malite afọ mmefu ego nke afọ 2020 n'ego karịrị otu ijeri dọla na otu narị nde dọla. [24] Ọ chọrọ iji ụfọdụ n'ime ego nchekwa ahụ wee kwụọ ụgwọ maka usoro ezumike nka steeti. [26]

Nzaghachi COVID-19[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Na nzaghachi nke ọrịa COVID-19 na United States, Kelly, dị ka ndị gọvanọ ndị ọzọ, mere ihe iji kwụsị mgbasa nke nje SARS-CoV-2, nke na-akpata ọrịa coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). O kwuputara ọnọdụ mberede na Machị 12 na-esote ọnwụ COVID-19 nke steeti mbụ, [27] wee wepụta mmachibido iwu ụbọchị iri isii ma machibido nnọkọ ọha mmadụ karịrị iri ise yana nkwụsịtụ na mmechi ụlọ ọrụ na Machị 16. [28] Na Machị 18, mgbe ọ na-ekwu maka nsogbu ahụ a na-enwetụbeghị ụdị ya, Kelly duziri njedebe akwụkwọ nye ndị niile nọ na klaasị K-12 maka afọ akwụkwọ fọdụrụnụ, na-eme Kansas steeti mbụ na-eme nke ahụ. [29] Na Machị 23, iji luso mgbasa nke nje a ọgụ, ọ machibidoro nnọkọ ọha mmadụ karịrị iri. [30] Na Machị 28, n'agbanyeghị ọnwụ na ọrịa na-abawanye, Kelly nyere iwu ka onye ọ bụla “nọrọ n'ụlọ” nke nyere ndị niile bi ebe ahụ iwu ka ha nọrọ n'ụlọ, ewezuga njem maka ọrụ dị mkpa, azụmahịa dị mkpa (dịka njem iji nweta nlekọta ahụike ma ọ bụ ihe oriri), na mmega ahụ n'èzí. [31] Ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ steeti iri abụọ na anọ enyelarị iwu yiri nke ahụ, ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ pasent iri asaa na ise nke ndị Kansas bu ndi iwu yiri nke a sitere na iwu mpaghara metụtalari, ebe ọ bụ na mpaghara iri abụọ na ise na Kansas, nke gụnyere ndị kachasị n'ọnụ ọgụgụ, enweelarị iwu ọnụnọ n'ụlọ. [31] Kelly katọrọ mmeghachi omume nwayọ nke gọọmentị Trump nke oma na nsogbu ahụ yana ọdịda gọọmentị etiti inye Kansas na steeti ndị ọzọ akụrụngwa nchebe zuru oke nke onwe (dị ka ihe mkpuchi, uwe aka na uwe) na ngwa nnwale . [32]

Kansas City Star katọrọ mweghachi Kelly nke ọgwụ mgbochi COVID-19 na akwụkwọ akụkọ na-akwa ariri, na-ekwu na "O dị nnọọ ka Kansas a naghị arụ ọrụ nke ọma, okwu na-emegharị emeghari megide Kelly na nchịkwa ọ na-edu", na-ekwu maka ozi data nke CDC na-egosi nọ Kansas n'akụkụ ala nke ịgba ọgwụ mgbochi. [33] Ndị otu ọgbakọ omebe iwu Kansas, gụnyere onye otu Democrat Sharice Davids, akpọkuola Kelly ka o meekwu ihe iji lebara nlọghachi azụ nke ndị na-azọrọ na Ngalaba Na-ahụ Maka Ọrụ na-achọ ịkwụ ụgwọ enweghị ọrụ site na mmemme gọọmentị etiti iji nyere ndị bi na ya aka ịrụ ọrụ n'ihi ọrịa ahụ. [34]

Na Nọvemba 16, 2020, Kelly megharịrị oku ya maka ndị omebe iwu isonye na ya n'iwepụta iwu maka mkpuchi imi na ọnụ. [35]

Iwu nchịkwa na nnọkọ okpukpe[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

N'ihi na iwu Kelly na nnọkọ ọha na-emetụta ememe Ista Sunday na ụlọ ụka, Republican-majority Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC), otu ndị isi nke ụlọ omebe iwu Kansas, mere ntuli aka iji wee kagbuo iwu ya n'Eprel 9, 2020, na-ekwusi ike na iwu ahụ mebiri iwu okpukperechi n'efu . [36] [37] [38] Onye isi ọka iwu otu Republican Derek Schmidt megidere iwu Kelly, na-enye akwụkwọ ikike ịkpọ ya mmegide nke iwu steeti Kansas, ma gbaa ndị mmanye iwu ume ka ha ghara ịmanye ya. [36] Kelly kpọrọ nke a "enweghị ọrụ na-awụ akpata oyi"; [36] n'oge ahụ, enweela ihe karịrị otu puku mmadụ ndị nwere oria COVID-19, yana ọtụtụ ọnwụ COVID-19 enwetara, na Kansas, [38] na n'ime iri na otu achọpụtara ebe e si nweta ha, atọ sitere na nnọkọ okpukpe na nso nso a. . [39] Ọ mara mkpebi LCC aka na Ụlọikpe Kasị Elu Kansas . N'ịgbaso arụmụka ọnụ ngwa ngwa (nke emere na ịntanetị site na nnọkọ nke emere n'ekwenti Zoom ), Ụlọikpe Kasị Elu steeti ji otu olu weghachite iwu Kelly, na-ekwubi na iwu nchịkwa ya dị irè yana na LCC enweghị ikike ịkwatu ya. [40] [41] [42] [43]

Otu izu ka e mesịrị, na n'ikpe dị iche ekpere, Onye ọkà ikpe nke mpaghara Wichita na mba U.S. John W. Broomes nyere iwu mgbochi obere oge igbochi mmanye nke Kelly nye ụlọ ụka abụọ (otu na Junction City, nke ọzọ na Dodge City ). na-ekwu na mmachi ahụ mebiri nnwere onwe okpukperechi na ikike ikwu okwu. [44] [45] Ikpe ahụ kwụsịrị mgbe Kelly nyechara iwu nchịkwa COVID-19 ọhụrụ nwere obere ihe mgbochi nke malitere ọrụ na Mee 4, 2020, n'okpuru nkwekọrịta nke nyere ndị ụka ohere ịnwe nnukwu ememe ụka ha ebe mmadụ buturu ibu ga-anọ mana ka nọsapụ anọsapụ. [46]

Nlekọta ahụike[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Dị ka gọvanọ, Kelly kpaliri ndị omebe iwu Kansas nke otu Republican na-achịkwa ịnakwere mgbasawanye Medicaid n'okpuru Iwu Nlekọta Ọnụ, [47] iji nye mkpuchi nlekọta ahụike nye mmadụ rụrụ otu narị na puku iri ise bu ndi Kansas. [48] Atụmatụ mgbasawanye Medicaid agafeela Ụlọ omebe iwu Kansas na 2017, mana Brownback akwadoghi ya. [48] Na Jenụwarị 2020, mgbe ọtụtụ afọ nke mmegide Republican gasịrị, Kelly meriri nkwekọrịta nke pati abụọ ahụ ya na onye isi ndị ọtụ Sineti Republican Jim Denning nke mere Kansas steeti nke iri atọ na asatọ ịnakwere mgbasawanye Medicaid. [48] N'okpuru nkwekọrịta ahụ, na Jenụwarị 1, 2021, agbasawanye mkpuchi Medicaid nye ndị bi na Kansas na-enweta ihe ruru pasent otu narị na iri atọ na asatọ nke ọkwa ịda ogbenye gọọmenti etiti . [48] Na 2021, Kelly kpọrọ oku maka mgbasawanye Medicaid ọzọ, na-atụ aro iji ego enwetara site na nkwado nke wii wii ahụike. [49]

Kelly akwadowokwa imezi KanCare ka ọtụtụ ụmụ amaala nwee ike ịnweta mkpuchi ahụike. [23]

Ọrụ mmadụ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Kelly jikọtara Ngalaba Ụmụaka na Ọrụ Ezinụlọ na Ngalaba Ịka nká na Ọrụ Nkwarụ wee mee ka ọ buruzie ngalaba nke ọrụ mmadụ. [50]

Na Jenụwarị 2020, Kelly kpọrọ oku maka mgbanwe dị ukwuu na Ụlọọgwụ steeti Osawatomie, ụlọ ọgwụ steeti nwere nsogbu ogologo oge nke enyochaworo site n'aka ndị na-ahụ maka gọọmentị etiti gbasara nchekwa, nchekwa, na ọgwụgwọ. Ọ kwadoro atụmatụ maka ego steeti maka ụlọ ọrụ nsogbu ahụike uche na steeti ahụ. [51]

Ego nkwado maka ụlọ akwụkwọ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Kelly ekwuola na ya ga-achọ ịhụ na a na-akwado ụlọ akwụkwọ Kansas ma lekwasị anya n'ịkwalite arumọrụ nke ụmụ akwụkwọ Kansas ka ọ bụrụ asọmpi n'akụkụ ndị ọzọ nke mba ahụ. Dịka ọmụmaatụ, ọ ga-edozi ụkọ ndị nkuzi na steeti niile ma melite ụgwọ ọrụ maka ndị nkuzi. Ọ ga-amasịkwa ya ịgbasa mmemme agụmakwụkwọ ụmụ ntakịrị na ịbawanye nhọrọ maka ụmụ akwụkwọ na-agbaso agụmakwụkwọ ka elu. [23]

Okwu gbasara ọha[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Na ọrụ gọọmentị mbụ ya dị ka gọvanọ, Kelly bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ iwu na-eweghachite nchebe ịkpa ókè ọrụ maka ndị ọrụ steeti ndị bu ndi otu LGBT nke Gọvanọ Sam Brownback kpochapụrụ na 2015. [52]

Kelly megidere mmegharị mgbochi ite ime nke Republican na-atụpụta na Kansas Constitution na mbido 2020, na-ekwu na ọ ga-eweghachi Kansas na " oge ọchịchịrị ." N'ime arụmụka jọgburu onwe ya, ụlọ ọrụ steeti enwetaghi votu anọ fọdụrụ nke ga-eme ka okwu ahụ nweta ọnụọgụ abụọ n'ụzọ atọ achọrọ iji tinye ya na ntuli aka steeti. [53] Na Jenụarị 2021, ndị omebe iwu Kansas mere ntuli aka n'akụkụ otu pati iji tinye mmezigharị echere na iwu steeti na ntuli aka nke August 2022. [54]

Ndụ onwe ya[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Kelly lụrụ Dọkịta Ted Daughety, ọkachamara n'ọrịa akpa ume na nsogbu ihi ụra, kemgbe 1979. Ha kwagara Topeka na 1986. Ha nwere ụmụ nwanyị abụọ toro eto, Kathleen na Molly Daughety. [18]

Kelly bụ onye ụka Katọlik . [55]

Akụkọ ntuli aka[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

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Hụkwa[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  • Ndepụta ụmụ nwanyị gọvanọ na United States

Ihe ndetu[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Ebensidee[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

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