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Encyclopedia > Bill Graves

William Graves, commonly known as Bill Graves, was governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003. The Governor of Kansas holds the supreme executive power of the State as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Graves was born in Salina, Kansas in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm. After graduating from Kansas Weslyan University with a business degree he worked in human resources. He was elected Secretary of State in 1990 and Governor in 1994. A moderate Republican, Graves was known for his disputes with the conservative wing of the Kansas Republican Party. After serving two terms, he was succeeded by Democrat Kathleen Sebelius in January 2003. Salina is a city and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas6. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Gov. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Representative Bill Graves (1897 words)
Oklahoma Representative Bill Graves, Republican, from Oklahoma City is, in the opinion of this writer, Oklahoma's answer to the Taliban's Mullah Omar in that he appears to believe that governance is conducted by devine right and that all law should be derived from "religious law".
Graves was first a member of the Oklahoma House from 1978 to 1986 and then again from 1989 to the present.
Graves consistently strives to "out conservative" practically all of his brothers in politics and in the Oklahoma Legislature this is not an easy task.
Bill Graves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (115 words)
William Graves, commonly known as Bill Graves, was governor of Kansas from 1995 until 2003.
Graves was born in Salina, Kansas in 1953 to parents who owned a trucking firm.
A moderate Republican, Graves was known for his disputes with the conservative wing of the Kansas Republican Party.
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