Kansas Democratic Party

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Kansas Democratic Party




Party Chairman	Lawrence Gates
Senate Leader	Anthony Hensley
House Leader	Dennis McKinney

Founded	?
Headquarters	700 SW Jackson St. Topeka, KS

Political ideology	Moderate Progressivism Center-left
Political position
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Color(s)	Blue

Web Site	www.ksdp.org

The Kansas Democratic Party is the state affiliate political party of the national Democratic Party in Kansas. Although registered Republicans outnumber Democrats 2 to 1, the Kansas Democratic Party has been able to win top offices and make gains in the Kansas Legislature by appealing to moderate Republican and independent voters.^[1]^[2]^[3] They've also increased the party's success by recruiting prominent Republicans who've grown dissatisfied with the Kansas Republican Party.^[4]^[5]^[6] Democrats currently hold the offices of Governor, Attorney General, and 2 of Kansas' 4 Congressional Districts.^[7]^[8]

Contents

1 Washington Days
2 Current Elected Officials
- 2.1 National Office
- 2.2 State Leadership
3 Party Officers and Executive Committee
4 Prominent Past Kansas Democratic Officials
5 References
6 External links

Since 1895 the Kansas Democratic Party has hosted the annual Washington Days consisting of one weekend of caucus meetings, dinners, receptions, and ending with an address from a keynote speaker. It is traditionally held in Kansas' capitol Topeka. The 2007 event had 1,500 people attend and the keynote speaker was Former President Bill Clinton.^[9]

Year	Keynote Speaker
2007	Former President Bill Clinton
2006	Senator Barack Obama
2005	Former Senator John Edwards

U.S. Representative (2nd District) Nancy Boyda
U.S. Representative (3rd District) Dennis Moore

Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson
Attorney General Paul Morrison
Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley (Topeka)
House Democratic Leader Dennis McKinney (Greensburg)

Chair Lawrence C. Gates (Topeka)
Vice-Chair Teresa Krusor (Winfield)
Treasurer Dan Lykins (Topeka)
Secretary Barbara Fowler (Emporia)
National Committeewoman Randy Roy (Topeka)
National Committeeman Lee Kinch (Derby)

John E. Moore (Lieutenant Governor 2003-2007)
Joan Finney (Governor 1991-1995)
Jim Slattery (Congressman 1983-1995)
John W. Carlin (Governor 1979-1987)
Dan Glickman (Congressman 1977-1995, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 1995-2001)
Martha Elizabeth Keys (Congresswoman 1975-1978)
William R. Roy (Congressman 1971-1975)
Robert Docking (Governor 1967-1975)
George Docking (Governor 1957-1961)
Georgia Neese Clark (Treasurer of the United States 1949-1953)
George McGill (Senator 1931-1939)
William Augustus Ayres (Congressman 1915-1921, 1923-1934)

^ "Moderates in Kansas Decide They're Not in GOP Anymore," Washington Post (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Kansas Political Shifts Sign Of Things To Come?," USA Today (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Kansas Republicans Evolve -- Into Democrats," Salon (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Democrats Dare To Dream Of Recapturing the Bush Heartland," The Observer (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "A Republican Revolution," American Prospect (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Neighbor To Run As Democrat," Shawnee Dispatch (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Kansas Democrats’ Victory Seen As ‘Bellwether’ For Party," Lawrence Journal-World (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "What's Right With Kansas," New York Times (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
^ "Clinton To Speak," Wichita Eagle (English). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.

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