Kathleen Sebelius

Quotes

• ““Women candidates were certainly running for statewide office in various places, but it was a tricky balance,” she said. “You couldn’t be too tough or people hated you. You couldn’t be too weak or people thought you couldn’t do the job. You were a witch or a bitch. It was a very complicated role to play.””
• ““I remember the advertising guy said, ‘You need a killer ad, but you can’t be seen as a killer,’”
• ““Probably the most interesting, challenging and unlikely race I ran was for insurance commissioner,” Sebelius said. “The most terrifying thing was that I won and had to figure out what to do.””
• ““My father went into politics when I was 5 years old,” Sebelius said. “I did think that’s what families did in the fall — go door to door and put up yard signs. I didn’t know it was a volunteer activity. In our family, it was mandatory service.””
• “That sent a very powerful message,””
• ““Being governor, I believe, is the best job in America, because you can do things,””

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Key dates

Born

15 May 1948

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Cincinnati

Father

John J. Gilligan

Occupation

politician

Position held

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

Political party

Democratic Party (United States)

Image

Kathleen Sebelius official portrait.jpg

Work location

Washington, D.C.

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