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Bill Graves
Bill Graves
43rd Governor of Kansas
	In office; January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003
Lieutenant	Sheila Frahm; Gary Sherrer
Preceded by	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
Preceded by	Jack Brier
Succeeded by	Ron Thornburgh
Personal details
Born	William Preston Graves; January 9, 1953 (age 71); Salina, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Linda Richey (m. 1990)
Children	1
Education	Kansas Wesleyan University (BA)

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William Preston Graves (born January 9, 1953) is an American former politician who was the 43rd governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.

Career

Graves was born in Salina, Kansas to parents who owned a trucking firm. After graduating from Kansas Wesleyan University with a business degree, he worked in human resources. In 1986, he was elected Kansas Secretary of State and in 1991, he was appointed as a representative of state governments to the Competitiveness Policy Council.

He defeated Democratic Congressman Jim Slattery in the Republican sweeping elections of 1994 at the age of 41, and became one of the youngest governors in Kansas history. A moderate Republican, Graves was known for his disputes with the conservative wing of the Kansas Republican Party. His term of office saw strong economic growth for Kansas after years of recession, and a continued emphasis on education. In 1997 Graves served as the Chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association.

He won re-election in 1998 with 74% of the vote, which was the largest margin of victory by any governor up for election in 1998, and one of the largest margins of victory in Kansas gubernatorial history. Graves was barred from running for a third term as governor by Kansas state law, and was succeeded by Democrat Kathleen Sebelius in January 2003. Serving with him as lieutenant governor were Sheila Frahm (1995–1996), whom he appointed to fill Bob Dole's seat in the Senate, and Gary Sherrer (1996–2003).

Following his tenure as governor, he has served as president of the American Trucking Associations.^[1]

Personal life

Bill Graves married Linda Richey in 1990,^[2] they have one daughter.

References

^ American Trucking Associations Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ Adams, DiAnna. "The State of Kansas Governor Bill Graves: First Lady's Biography". Archived from the original on November 7, 2002.

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Political offices
Preceded by Jack Brier	Secretary of State of Kansas 1987–1995	Succeeded by Ron Thornburgh
Preceded by Joan Finney	Governor of Kansas 1995–2003	Succeeded by Kathleen Sebelius
Party political offices
Preceded by Jack Brier	Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Kansas 1986, 1990	Succeeded by Ron Thornburgh
Preceded by Mike Hayden	Republican nominee for Governor of Kansas 1994, 1998	Succeeded by Tim Shallenburger
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Mike Hayden as Former Governor	Order of precedence of the United States	Succeeded by Mark Parkinson as Former Governor

[1] American Trucking Associations Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Adams, DiAnna. "The State of Kansas Governor Bill Graves: First Lady's Biography". Archived from the original on November 7, 2002.

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+'''William Preston Graves''' (born January 9, 1953) is an American former politician who was the [[List of governors of Kansas|43rd governor of Kansas]] from 1995 until 2003.
-'''William Preston Graves''' (born January 9, 1953), is a former American politician who was the [[List of Governors of Kansas|43rd]] [[Governor of Kansas]] from 1995 until 2003.
 ==Career==
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+{{BLP sources section|date=May 2017}}
-Graves was born in [[Salina, Kansas]], in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm. After graduating from [[Kansas Wesleyan University]] with a business degree, he worked in human resources. In 1990, he was elected [[Kansas Secretary of State]] and in 1991, he was appointed as a representative of state governments to the [[Competitiveness Policy Council]].
+Graves was born in [[Salina, Kansas]] to parents who owned a trucking firm. After graduating from [[Kansas Wesleyan University]] with a business degree, he worked in human resources. In 1986, he was elected [[Kansas Secretary of State]] and in 1991, he was appointed as a representative of state governments to the [[Competitiveness Policy Council]].
-He defeated Democratic Congressman [[Jim Slattery]] in the [[Republican Revolution|Republican sweeping elections]] of 1994 at the age of 41, and became one of the youngest governors in Kansas history. A moderate [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Graves was known for his disputes with the conservative wing of the [[Kansas]] Republican Party. His term of office saw strong economic growth for Kansas after years of recession, and a continued excellence and emphasis on education. In 1997 Graves served as the Chairman of the [[Midwestern Governors Association]].
+He [[1994 Kansas gubernatorial election|defeated]] Democratic Congressman [[Jim Slattery]] in the [[Republican Revolution|Republican sweeping elections]] of 1994 at the age of 41, and became one of the youngest governors in Kansas history. A [[Rockefeller Republican|moderate Republican]], Graves was known for his disputes with the [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] wing of the [[Kansas Republican Party]]. His term of office saw strong economic growth for Kansas after years of recession, and a continued emphasis on education. In 1997 Graves served as the Chairman of the [[Midwestern Governors Association]].
-He won re-election in 1998 with 74% of the vote, which was the largest margin of victory by any governor up for election in 1998, and one of the largest margins of victory in Kansas gubernatorial history. Graves was barred from running for a third term as governor by Kansas state law, and was succeeded by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Kathleen Sebelius]] in January 2003. Serving with him as lieutenant governor were [[Sheila Frahm]] (1995–1996), whom he appointed to fill [[Bob Dole|Bob Dole's]] seat in the Senate, and [[Gary Sherrer (Kansas)|Gary Sherrer]] (1996–2003).
+He won [[1998 Kansas gubernatorial election|re-election in 1998]] with 74% of the vote, which was the largest margin of victory by any governor up for election in 1998, and one of the largest margins of victory in Kansas gubernatorial history. Graves was barred from running for a third term as governor by Kansas state law, and was succeeded by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Kathleen Sebelius]] in January 2003. Serving with him as lieutenant governor were [[Sheila Frahm]] (1995–1996), whom he appointed to fill [[Bob Dole]]'s seat in the Senate, and [[Gary Sherrer (Kansas)|Gary Sherrer]] (1996–2003).
-Following his tenure as governor, he has served as president of the [[American Trucking Associations]].<ref>[http://www.truckline.com/About/Leadership/Pages/BillGraves.aspx American Trucking Associations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102015201/http://www.truckline.com/About/Leadership/Pages/BillGraves.aspx |date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref>
+Following his tenure as governor, he has served as president of the [[American Trucking Associations]].<ref>[http://www.truckline.com/About/Leadership/Pages/BillGraves.aspx American Trucking Associations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102015201/http://www.truckline.com/About/Leadership/Pages/BillGraves.aspx |date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
-Graves was one of five former governors of Kansas interviewed for the public television documentary, ''The Kansas Governor''.{{cn|date=May 2017}}
 ==Personal life==
-Bill Graves married Linda Richey in 1990<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20021107010623/http://www.accesskansas.org/governor/ladybio.html</ref>, they have one daughter named Katherine (born 1995).
+Bill Graves married Linda Richey in 1990,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesskansas.org/governor/ladybio.html|title=The State of Kansas Governor Bill Graves: First Lady's Biography|first=DiAnna|last=Adams|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021107010623/http://www.accesskansas.org/governor/ladybio.html|archive-date=November 7, 2002}}</ref> they have one daughter.
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.kansas.gov/ http://www.kansas.gov/]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170126072121/http://www.kansas.gov/ Kansas.gov/]
-* {{C-SPAN|billgraves}}
+* {{C-SPAN|37320}}
-* [http://www.nga.org/ http://www.nga.org/]
+* [http://www.nga.org/ Nga.org/]
+*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/G1-Graves-Collection/field/all/mode/all/conn/all/order/title/ad/asc Publications concerning Kansas Governor Graves's administration available via the KGI Online Library]
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