CNN/AP: Kansas Governor Sibelius to lead Democratic Governors Association

[DeepModem Mom]

Monday, December 04, 2006
Kansas governor to lead Democratic Governors Association

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius will assume the chairmanship of the Democratic Governors Association next year as the party enjoys its first gubernatorial majority in 12 years, officials said Monday.

Sibelius, who was elected to a second term last month, will succeed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid upstaging an official announcement on Wednesday.

Richardson is ending his term while weighing a bid for the presidency in 2008....

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/kansas-governor-to-lead-democratic.html

[tularetom]

1. Great lookin lady too

Got kind of a silver haired Emmylou Harris thing goin on. Very appealing to us geezers.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Very attractive. Here's the only picture I could find --

[Judi Lynn]

3. Guess what:CNN/AP spelled her name wrong!

There are more photos available if you look for SEBELIUS, instead of SIBELIUS (like the Finnish composer).
That took a while to figure out.

Here are some more nice ones:



In the last one, she is standing with her husband, the Hon. Gary Sebelius. She grew up in a governor's (Ohio) family, as her father was governor John J. Gilligan, a politician for 25 years.

On edit:here's her father, John J. Gilligan, with Robert Kennedy.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. Thanks for being wider awake than I am, Judi Lynn -- and for the great pics!