Heads of State of Kansas
Kansas Territory
Governor of Kansas Territory
John White Geary
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1819; d. February 8 1873.
Non-Partisan
1856 – 1857
Frederick Perry Stanton (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1814; d. June 4 1894.
Non-Partisan
1857
Robert James Walker
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1801; d. November 11 1869.
Non-Partisan
1857
Frederick Perry Stanton (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1814; d. June 4 1894.
Non-Partisan
1857
Kansas (1861 – present)
Heads of State and Government of Kansas
List of Governors of Kansas
Governor of Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Edmund Needham Morrill
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 12 1834. Died March 14 1909.
References:
[1] “Edmund Needham Morrill,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 25, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000968.
Republican Party
January 14 1895 – January 11 1897
Arthur Capper
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1865; d. December 19 1951.
Republican Party
1915 – 1919
Henry Justin Allen
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1868; d. January 17 1950.
Republican Party
1919 – 1923
Alfred Mossman “Alf” Landon
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1887; d. October 12 1987.
Republican Party
1933 – 1937
William Henry Avery
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 11 1911. Died November 4 2009.
References:
[1] “William Henry Avery,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 24, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000228.
Republican Party
January 11 1965 – January 9 1967
William Preston “Bill” Graves
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1953.
Republican Party
January 9 1995 – January 13 2003
Kathleen Sebelius
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1948.
Democratic Party
January 13 2003 – April 28 2009
Mark Vincent Parkinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1957.
Democratic Party
April 28 2009 – January 10 2011
Samuel Dale “Sam” Brownback
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 12 1956.
References:
[1] “Sam Dale Brownback,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000953.
Republican Party
January 10 2011 – January 31 2018
Lieutenant Governors of Kansas
List of Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
John E. Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1943.
Democratic Party
January 13 2003 – January 4 2007
Mark Vincent Parkinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1957.
Democratic Party
January 4 2007 – April 28 2009
Tracey Robert Mann
Date of birth/date of death:
Born December 17 1976.
References:
[1] “Tracey Mann,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 23, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000871.
Republican Party
February 14 2018 – January 14 2019
Constitutional Officers of Kansas
Secretaries of State of Kansas
List of Secretaries of State of Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
William Preston “Bill” Graves
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1953.
Republican Party
January 12 1987 – January 9 1995
Attorney General of Kansas
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Derek Larkin Schmidt
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 23 1968.
References:
[1] “Derek Schmidt,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001228.
Republican Party
January 10 2011 – January 9 2023
Treasurer of Kansas
Lynn Haag Jenkins
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 10 1963.
References:
[1] “Lynn Jenkins,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000290.
Republican Party
January 13 2003 – January 3 2009
Ronald Gene “Ron” Estes
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1956.
References:
[1] “Ron Estes,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed April 10, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000298.
Republican Party
January 10 2011 – April 25 2017
Jacob Andrew Joseph “Jake” LaTurner
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 17 1988.
References:
[1] “Jake LaTurner,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000266.
Republican Party
April 25 2017 – January 2 2021
Legislature of Kansas
Kansas Senate
Majority Leader of the Kansas Senate
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Derek Larkin Schmidt
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 23 1968.
References:
[1] “Derek Schmidt,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed August 27, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001228.
Republican Party
January 10 2005 – January 10 2011
Kansas House of Representatives
Leadership of the Kansas House of Representatives
List of Minority Leaders of the Kansas House of Representatives
Tom Sawyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1958.
Democratic Party
January 14 2019 – January 9 2023