凯瑟琳·西贝利厄斯

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 facts

President

Barack Obama

Deputy

Bill Corr

Preceded by

Charles E. Johnson

Succeeded by

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Lieutenant

John E. Moore , Mark Parkinson

Governor

Bill Graves

Born

Kathleen Gilligan , ( 1948-05-15 ) May 15, 1948 (age 78) , Cincinnati , Ohio , U.S.

Party

Democratic

Spouse

K. Gary Sebelius ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ) ​

Parent

John J. Gilligan (father)

Relatives

Keith Sebelius (father-in-law)

Education

Trinity Washington University ( BA ), University of Kansas ( MPA )

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Wikidata facts

Image

Kathleen Sebelius official portrait.jpg

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