Troy Findley
| Troy Findley | |
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| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | |
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In office May 15, 2009 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor | Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Mark Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Colyer |
| Kansas Governor's Chief of Staff | |
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In office July 18, 2005 – May 15, 2009 |
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| Governor |
Kathleen Sebelius Mark Parkinson |
| Preceded by | Joyce Allegrucci |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
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In office January 1994 – January 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Betty Jo Charlton |
| Succeeded by | Paul Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 11, 1964 Lawrence, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Findley |
| Residence | Topeka, Kansas |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas (BGS) |
Troy Findley (born July 11, 1964 in Lawrence, Kansas) was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He was appointed by Governor Mark Parkinson on May 14, 2009 and took office the following day. Findley previously served as chief of staff to Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
As lieutenant governor, Findley chaired both the Governor’s Energy Cabinet Team and the Governor’s Recovery Act Advisory Group. He was also a member of the Midwest Cancer Alliance Partner Advisory Board.
A native Kansan, Findley was raised and educated in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1990. After college he worked in the grocery, retail, and banking industry before his election to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 1994. Findley, a moderate, won election despite a nationwide loses for the Democratic Party, specifically in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate.
Findley was born on July 11, 1964, in Lawrence, Kansas. He was educated in the Lawrence Public Schools and attended Lawrence High School.
Findley attended the University of Kansas and graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He received his real estate license from the Kansas Association of Realtors in 1995.
Following college, Findley held a number of positions in Kansas politics and later worked at UMB Bank in Lawrence.
Findley was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives on November 8, 1994 to represent District 46, which includes parts of Douglas County. He replaced retiring, longtime representative, Betty Jo Charlton, and was subsequently elected to five consecutive terms.
In the Kansas House, Findley led efforts to initiate early childhood education programs for at-risk four-year-olds and to establish multi-year financing for public schools. Concerned with the rising cost of a college education, Findley also authored legislation to tie increases in tuition to increases in the state’s grant program.
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