Troy Findley

Who is Troy Findley?

Troy Findley was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He was appointed by Governor Mark Parkinson on May 14, 2009 and took office the following day. Findley previously served as chief of staff to Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

As lieutenant governor, Findley chaired both the Governor’s Energy Cabinet Team and the Governor’s Recovery Act Advisory Group. He was also a member of the Midwest Cancer Alliance Partner Advisory Board.

A native Kansan, Findley was raised and educated in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1990. After college he worked in the grocery, retail, and banking industry before his election to the Kansas House of Representatives in November 1994. Findley, a moderate, won election despite a nationwide loses for the Democratic Party, specifically in the U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate.