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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Ron E. Thornburgh |
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Topeka, Kansas , United States |
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December 31, 1962
(62 years)
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| Contributor | JR725 |
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| Info | Ron Thornburgh is the 29th Kansas Secretary of State. He was elected to his first four-year term in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 and 2002.
Secretary Thornburgh is the recipient of numerous awards for his service to the state. He received the 2005 Cable's Leaders in Learning Award in the Policymaker category for increasing voter turnout among 18-24 year olds through the Kids Voting Kansas program. In February of 2004, he was awarded the Lee Ann Elliott Election Excellence award by Kids Voting USA for promoting the importance of democracy in action to Kansas youth.
Ron is a graduate of the Leadership Kansas Class of 1993 and in May of 2005 received the Jim Edwards Leadership Kansas Alumnus of the Year Award. He demonstrated leadership with the introduction of the Kansas Online Uniform Commercial Code filing system implemented in July 2001. He was recognized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2002 Digital Government "Agent of Change" award presented after he led Kansas to national prominence in electronic service.
At the national level, Ron is a former president of the National Association of Secretaries of State and he currently serves on its executive committee. He also belongs to the executive committee of the Council of State Governments, which chose him to participate in its prestigious Toll Fellow Program in 1995. In addition, he serves on the Federal Election Commission Clearinghouse Advisory Panel.
Ron was involved in drafting the Help America Vote Act of 2002. This election reform bill outlines provisions to improve the voting process, including mandates for new voting machines, expanded training for poll workers, and greater accessibility for disabled, senior, military and minority language voters.
Ron is active in his community and holds several local and state memberships, including the Association of the United States Army State Board, the Kids Voting Kansas Honorary Board, and the Sons of American Legion. Ron served as the honorary chairman of the Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run in 1998, 1999, 2003, and 2004, 2005. He also serves as the vice-chairman of marketing for the executive council for the Jayhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Ron is a native of Burlingame . He graduated from Washburn University in 1985 with a degree in criminal justice and also played basketball for the Ichabods. Ron, his wife Annette and sons Grey and Tanner reside in Topeka , where they are members of the First United Methodist Church.
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