My father went into politics when I was 5 years old," Sebelius said. "I did think that's what families did in the fall — go door to door and put up y… - Kathleen Sebelius
" "My father went into politics when I was 5 years old," Sebelius said. "I did think that's what families did in the fall — go door to door and put up yard signs. I didn't know it was a volunteer activity. In our family, it was mandatory service.
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Kathleen Sebelius (/sɪˈbiːliəs/; née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. As Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebelius was instrumental in overseeing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Before becoming secretary, she served as the 44th governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the second woman to hold that office. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Sebelius was the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address and is chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association (she was its first female chair). She is CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC.
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Women candidates were certainly running for statewide office in various places, but it was a tricky balance," she said. "You couldn't be too tough or people hated you. You couldn't be too weak or people thought you couldn't do the job. You were a witch or a bitch. It was a very complicated role to play.
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