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  US Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Department of Health & Human Services
OfficeSecretary of Health and Human Services
HonorificSecretary of Health and Human Services - Abbr: HHS Secretary
Type Confirmation
Filing Deadline March 17, 2009 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 28, 2009 - 04:00am Central
Polls Close April 28, 2009 - 05:00pm Central
Term Start May 01, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End June 09, 2014 - 12:00pm
ContributorCraverguy
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia December 09, 2014 10:58pm
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Description Initial Obama Nominee: Thomas Andrew Daschle, of South Dakota,
to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Filed: January 20, 2009
Withdrew: February 9, 2009

Nominee: Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/20/2009
NameCharles E. "Charlie" Johnson Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/20/2009 - 04/28/2009 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won06/05/2014
NameSylvia Mathews Burwell Votes78 (82.11%)
Term06/09/2014 - 01/20/2017 Margin61 (+64.21%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/19/2008 04/28/2009
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Kathleen Sebelius 2 --1 12
Tom Daschle 1 ----1
Leaning Call: Kathleen Sebelius (91.38%)
Weighted Call: Kathleen Sebelius (83.62%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Reject  
PartyDemocratic No Party Affiliation  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 65 (67.71%) 31 (32.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -34 (-35.42%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 02/28/2009 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Pat Roberts
R Sam Brownback
DS Bob Sacamano
I NCModerate
R the wanderer
BTP Maditude
D Jason
R SC-Conservative
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Tom Daschle (D)
Nov 19, 2008 - Feb 09, 2009

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 23, 2009 11:00am General GOP Stymies Vote on Sebelius  Article RP 
Apr 21, 2009 11:35am News Divided Senate panel approves HHS nominee Sebelius  Article Scott³ 
Apr 05, 2009 09:20am News Anti-abortion groups decry GOP silence on Sebelius   Article ArmyDem 
Feb 28, 2009 04:00pm Announcement Obama taps Sebelius for HHS secretary  Article J.R. 
Feb 18, 2009 07:00pm News Kansas Governor Is Top Choice for Secretary of Health  Article J.R. 
Feb 17, 2009 10:00am News Dem ‘family politics’ blocks Dean at HHS   Article Scott³ 
Feb 09, 2009 10:20am News Top Pols Endorse Dean for HHS  Article Craverguy 
Feb 09, 2009 10:00am News Facebookers Back Howard Dean for HHS Secretary  Article Craverguy 
Feb 08, 2009 08:00pm News Sebelius, Bredesen up for HHS spot  Article Monsieur 
Feb 06, 2009 12:00pm General HHS rumors spark Bredesen backlash  Article Monsieur 
Feb 04, 2009 11:50am Speculative With Daschle out, who will Obama tap to run HHS?  Article Craverguy 
Feb 03, 2009 12:05pm Announcement Daschle Withdraws   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Feb 01, 2009 02:00am News Daschle delayed revealing tax glitches  Article Scott³ 
Jan 31, 2009 11:00pm Blog Entry Daschle and Rangel and Geithner, Oh MY  Article Scott³ 
Jan 30, 2009 08:00pm News 'Tax issues' emerge in Tom Daschle's nomination  Article Imperator 
Nov 19, 2008 10:00am News Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services  Article COSDem 

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