Thursday, August 28, 2008
Denver, Colo. — Governor Kathleen Sebelius denied claims Wednesday that she would accept a position on Barack Obama’s Cabinet if he were elected to the presidency.
Since Obama’s announcement Saturday that Joe Biden would be his running mate, rumors have circulated that Sebelius would likely be offered a cabinet position.
But Sebelius gave nothing away about her future plans, repeating statements she made when asked if she would be Obama’s running mate.
Francesca Chambers
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius helps pack medical supplies as part of a service project for delegates attending the Democratic National Convention. Sebelius said she was glad the spotlight had been on Kansas recently because it brought attention to the state's achievements.
“I love my job, and I’m not looking for a new one,” she said. “Right now I’m not even going there.”
Sebelius’ second and final term as governor will end in 2010. Sebelius is unable to run for a third term by state law.
She also rejected rumors that she would run for the Sam Brownback’s U.S. Senate position. Brownback (R-Kan.) recently announced he would not seek reelection.
Sebelius said her only concern was continuing to make progress in Kansas and she was not looking that far into the future.
She denied to comment on her feelings about being passed over for the vice president position, but said she was delighted to have had the spotlight on Kansas and its achievements.
Wednesday morning was the first time the popular Governor visited with Kansas’ Democratic delegates since the start of the Democratic National Convention.
Sebelius, who is co-chairwoman of the convention, participated in a discussion of the Democratic Party’s health care policies Monday. Tuesday she gave the evening’s first primetime speech, not allowing her the opportunity to meet with Kansas delegates until Wednesday.
“I’m sorry that I have not spent as much time with you at this convention as I would have liked,” she told the delegates at breakfast.
She reminded delegates that their work was not finished yet.
“When you leave Denver I want you to be ready to roll up your sleeves and go to work,” she said, pointing out that there were only 68 days until the general election on Nov. 4. “That’s really not a lot of time.”
After breakfast, Sebelius accompanied the delegates to the convention’s first-ever Delegate Service Day. Delegates from each state were assigned to various service projects, many which benefit Denver but also some that had international reach.
Kansas delegates were assigned to Project C.U.R.E., a non-profit organization that collects and distributes medical supplies to countries in need.
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