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Joan Finney
42nd Governor of Kansas
In office
January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995
LieutenantJim Francisco
Preceded byMike Hayden
Succeeded byBill Graves
33rd Kansas State Treasurer
In office
January 6, 1975 – January 14, 1991
GovernorRobert Frederick Bennett
John W. Carlin
Mike Hayden
Preceded byTom Van Sickle
Succeeded bySally Thompson
Personal details
Born(1925-02-12)February 12, 1925
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 28, 2001(2001-07-28) (aged 76)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 1974)
Democratic (1974–2001)
SpouseSpencer Finney
EducationWashburn University (BA)

Joan Marie Finney (née McInroy; February 12, 1925 – July 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995. Prior to her tenure as governor, Finney served four terms as the Kansas state treasurer from 1975 to 1991. Finney was the first woman to hold either office.[1]

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Joan Marie Finney (née McInroy; February 12, 1925 – July 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995...

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1994 Kansas gubernatorial election

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who won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of Governor Joan Finney. He defeated Jim Slattery. Bill Graves, Secretary of State of Kansas...

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1990 Kansas gubernatorial election

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Mike Hayden lost re-election to Democratic nominee Joan Finney. The State Treasurer at the time, Finney was elected governor over Hayden in 1990, giving...

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List of governors of Kansas

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Bill Graves

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Joan Finney Succeeded by Kathleen Sebelius 28th Secretary of State of Kansas In office January 12, 1987 – January 9, 1995 Governor Mike Hayden Joan Finney...

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Kansas Republican Party

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held it for one term (1987–1990), but failed to be re-elected, Democrat Joan Finney held the governorship for one term (1991–1994) and did not run again...

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Richard Grissom

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was a juvenile. Hayden would lose the election to Democratic opponent Joan Finney in November. On November 4, the jury deliberated for twelve hours before...

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West Kansas

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nine counties from south-western Kansas. In May 1992, Kansas Governor Joan Finney signed into law a new school finance formula that adversely affected...

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Laura Owen

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appointed Secretary of Commerce by Governor Joan Finney at the start of Finney's administration. Finney claimed to have dismissed Owen in June 1992,...

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List of female governors in the United States

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Capital punishment in Kansas

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modern era. The law became effective on July 1, after then-Governor Joan Finney, despite her proclaimed opposition to capital punishment, decided to...

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Mike Hayden

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Democratic challenger Joan Finney. Finney was the pro-life state treasurer and took over the polls so much that Hayden could not catch up. Finney beat Hayden in...

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2002 Kansas gubernatorial election

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defeating Shallenburger to become the second female Governor of Kansas after Joan Finney who served as governor from 1991 to 1995. Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas Insurance...

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Jim Slattery

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property tax law. Slattery decided not to run in 1990, however, and Joan Finney became the first female governor of Kansas. In 1993, Slattery orchestrated...

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Sally Thompson

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office January 14, 1991 – February 27, 1998 Governor Joan Finney Bill Graves Preceded by Joan Finney Succeeded by Clyde Graeber Personal details Born (1940-02-17)...

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List of first gentlemen in the United States

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Fred Phelps

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the church members. Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas, 1990 Joan Finney: 81,250 (47.18%) John Carlin: 79,406 (46.11%) Fred Phelps: 11,572 (6...

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Charles Plymell

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Governor Joan Finney of Kansas and was cited in the 1976 World Book Encyclopedia as a most promising poet. Charley Douglass Plymell was born in Finney County...

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List of Washburn University alumni

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Edward Erickson (1863–1946; 1890) – Governor of Montana and U.S. Senator Joan Finney (1925–2001; B.A. '82; D.P.S. '95) – 42nd Governor of Kansas (1991–95;...

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Political party strength in Kansas

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Frederick (R) Shelby Smith (R) Elwill M. Shanahan (R) Curt T. Schneider (D) Joan Finney (D) Fletcher Bell (R) 27R, 13D 72R, 53D James B. Pearson (R) Bob Dole...

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1991 Andover tornado outbreak

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risk of collision. In the wake of the tornado outbreak, Kansas Governor Joan Finney requested that President George H.W. Bush supply Sedgwick, Butler, and...

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Nancy Parrish

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she has served in the Kansas State Senate, in the cabinet of Governor Joan Finney, and as a district judge in Shawnee County, Kansas. Parrish grew up in...

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List of the first women holders of political offices in North America

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2001 Hawaii – Linda Lingle - 2002 Iowa – Kim Reynolds - 2017 Kansas – Joan Finney - 1991 Kentucky – Martha Collins - 1983 Louisiana – Kathleen Blanco -...

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1996 United States Senate elections

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daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert Docking, who herself had defeated Joan Finney in the Democratic primary. Brownback would remain in office until 2011...

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1994 in the United States

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Governor of Iowa: Terry E. Branstad (Republican) Governor of Kansas: Joan Finney (Democratic) Governor of Kentucky: Brereton Jones (Democratic) Governor...

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1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas

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businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert Docking Joan Finney, former Governor of Kansas and former Kansas State Treasurer Sam Brownback...

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