Kathleen Sebelius

            My candidate is Kathleen Sebelius. Kathleen is an American politician part of the Democratic Party. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with her mother Mary and father John, where she raised as a Roman Catholic. Her father was a former governor of Ohio, so you could say running for office is in her blood. Kathleen is a very educated woman that attended Trinity Washington University to receive her B.A. in political science; she later got her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas. ROCK CHALK! She is married to husband, Gary Sebelius who is a federal magistrate judge and the son of former U.S Representative Keith Sebelius, a Republican. They have two sons: Ned and John.

            Kathleen has a lot of political experience. First serving as an executive director and chief lobbyist for the Kansas Trial Lawyers association, and then moving in the Kansas House of Representatives in 1987. Sebelius re-won that election three different times. In 1995, she ran for Kansas Insurance Commissioner and became the first democrat to win in more than 10 years. Even more impressive is she became the Governor of Kansas in 2003 and was re-elected for a second term. Finally in 2009 she was nominated by Obama for the position of Secretary of Health and Human services and accepted.

           

            Sebelius is qualified by far to run for president of the United States. She is qualified by her charisma, her patriotism, and her past positions of the Unites States government. She is qualified by her charisma, her patriotism, and her past positions in politics. Our president nominated her for her last position. That is an honor in it self. She is trusted, and overcame challenges during her time in position. Sebelius has a good electoral history winning over Jim Barnett, and Tim Shallenburger. She is qualified in general because of all her past positions. As a democrat Sebelius entered politics after being a part of the Kansas House of Representative for eight years. After leaving her position with the Obama administration, she was rumored to be a possible democratic senatorial candidate in Kansas. Sebelius made mistakes in office but owned up to them and is ready to fight again for what she believes will make our country better overall. That is her main priority.

            It is essential to know about Sebelius to understand her potential 2016 campaign. She fights for no more abortion in that she was endorsed by Planned Parenthood and they have conducted fundraising activity on her behalf. Sebelius vetoed legislation that would have limited abortions in Kansas. Another thing to know about her is that she is a strong believer in letting her people get what they deserve. For example she adopted a state drug importation program in 2004 to help her constituents afford prescription medication. As far as education goes. Sebelius has said she supports Kansans' right to own firearms, but does not believe a broad concealed carry law would make them safer. Sebelius pushed for more widespread recycling efforts for her state and calls for greater federal support for renewable energy resources.

References

http://www.biography.com/people/kathleen-sebelius-354546#political-career

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/kathleen-sebelius-obamacare-mistakes-future-108396.html