Jeff Colyer

Jeff Colyer, born on June third, nineteen sixty, is a distinguished American surgeon and politician who served as the forty-seventh governor of Kansas from two thousand eighteen to two thousand nineteen. A member of the Republican Party, Colyer's political career is marked by his commitment to public service and healthcare.

Before ascending to the governorship, Colyer held the position of the forty-ninth lieutenant governor of Kansas from two thousand eleven to two thousand eighteen. His political journey began in the Kansas House of Representatives, where he served from two thousand seven to two thousand nine, followed by a tenure in the Kansas Senate from two thousand nine to two thousand eleven.

Colyer became governor after Sam Brownback resigned to take on the role of United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. In two thousand eighteen, he sought a full term as governor but faced a narrow defeat in the Republican primary against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who subsequently lost the general election to Democratic nominee Laura Kelly.