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13 unusual facts about Kathleen Sebelius


Crawford County, Kansas

Six deaths were reported in Kansas, and Governor Sebelius declared much of eastern and southeastern Kansas a disaster area, including Crawford County.

Daniel Biles

Biles was one of three candidates recommended by the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission to Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Biles was appointed on January 7, 2009, by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to replace retiring Chief Justice Kay McFarland.

Emergency contraceptive availability by country

The order overturned a 2011 decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to require a prescription for girls under 17.

Jack J. Pelton

In March 2008, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius appointed Pelton to lead the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group.

James McClinton

The Riverfront Plan was approved by the council, received approval by the Kansas Legislature, and signed into law by former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Karen DeSalvo

In her role as National Coordinator, DeSalvo reports directly to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of HHS.

Kevin Galvin

In August 2009 Galvin hosted Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills, Senator Chris Dodd and Representative Rosa DeLauro at his Connecticut Commercial Maintenance shop facility for a discussion of health care reform and business.

Krishna Tirath

In a 2012 meeting with United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Tirath stated her concern for malnutrition among children in India.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Currently, Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., directs the NIH; he in turn reports to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius.

Nola Ochs

Among her accomplishments, Ochs was named the 2007 Kansas Woman Leader of the Year and was given her diploma by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Prison rape in the United States

This phenomenon is exemplified by the 2006 U.S. feature film Let's Go to Prison or the board game Don't Drop the Soap being marketed by John Sebelius, the son of Kathleen Sebelius.

Troy Newman

Information gathered by Operation Rescue allegedly contributed to the introduction of a strict clinic regulations bill in 2005, which passed both Houses of the Kansas Legislature by a two-thirds majority, but was vetoed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius.


Coons v. Geithner

The suit aims to prevent the bill from taking effect, and names as defendants four high-ranking officials within the federal government, -- President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder.

Eric Sapp

Sapp was a senior partner at Common Good Strategies (CGS), a firm that managed the faith outreach and messaging for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, US Senators Bob Casey, Jr., Sherrod Brown, Governors Ted Strickland, Jennifer Granholm, and Kathleen Sebelius, Representative Heath Shuler, and the Michigan, Kansas, and Oregon state Democratic Parties.

Leticia Van de Putte

In 2008, Van de Putte served as a co-chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention along with Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius and Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Shirley Franklin, while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi served as permanent chair.