Troy Findley wasn’t on the radar screen as a possible pick to become lieutenant governor. In fact, few Kansans had even heard of Findley until Gov. Mark Parkinson selected him Thursday. But Findley has good credentials — a former state lawmaker, former Lawrence banker, chief of staff for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and now Parkinson. As Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, noted, Findley has “political and policy expertise and long-standing commitment to the people of Kansas.”
Still, Findley was a bit surprising from a political standpoint. In choosing a lieutenant governor who says he won’t run for governor, Parkinson missed an opportunity to give the Democratic Party a running start in what likely will be an uphill race to retain the governorship in 2010.
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Operation Chaos.
Amazing. Now the Kansas Governor’s office is totally in the hands of unknowns. Neither has been the principal candidate directly elected by any voting group. They will again require energetic examination and oversight by our 40 Kansas senators and 125 Kansas legislators.
Might as well pick a Kansas Governor and Lt. Governor by a lottery system or from a casual group of visitors to the zoo.
Would be better to appoint valedictorians from K.U. and K-State to serve for a year or so.
Of course, Kansas has a dismal record of electing governors during the past several governor elections.