Carla Stovall

Carla J. Stovall (born March 18, 1957, Hardtner, Kansas), also known as Carla Stovall Steckline, is a Republican politician from Marion, Kansas who served as Attorney General of the State of Kansas from 1995 to 2003.[1]

Carla Stovall
40th Kansas Attorney General
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003
GovernorBill Graves
Preceded byRobert Stephan
Succeeded byPhill Kline
Personal details
Born (1957-03-18) March 18, 1957
Hardtner, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPittsburg State University
University of Kansas

Education

Stovall earned her undergraduate degree from Pittsburg State University and her Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from the University of Kansas.

Political career

A Republican from Marion, Kansas, she served as Attorney General of the State of Kansas from 1995 to 2003. During her tenure, she served as President of the National Association of Attorneys General. Stovall was former Crawford County Attorney and member of Kansas Parole Board.

2002 Gubernatorial race

During the 2002 election, Stovall briefly campaigned for the Republican nomination for the office of Governor of Kansas. Kent Glasscock, a former Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, served as her running mate.

Initially, Stovall was one of the presumed "front-runner" candidates, and her anticipated run against the probable Democratic nominee, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, drew national attention as becoming possibly a rare "woman-vs.-woman" gubernatorial race.[2][3] Though the front-runner among moderate candidates[4][5] — and confident that she would win if she stayed in the race[5] — Stovall dropped out in April, 2020, citing a lack of enthusiasm for campaigning, and for the job of governor,[5][6] and announced plans to marry Kansas media mogul Larry Steckline, whom she married in August.[7][8]

Stovall's abrupt withdrawal threw the moderate wing of the Kansas Republican Party into chaos, as they scrambled to replace her.[4][5] Kent Glasscock, her running mate, was the heir-apparent, and claimed entitlement to Stovall's campaign funds,[5] but conservative opponent Tim Shallenburger, the incumbent State Treasurer, argued that the funds, per his interpretation of state law, had to be returned to the state Republican party, or to the donors, a charity, or the state government's general revenue fund.[5] Additional Republican candidates began to emerge, also, further complicating the race.[5] Glasscock, ultimately, became a running mate for gubernatorial candidate Bob Knight.[9]

Stovall's withdrawal was credited with giving advantage to the Democratic nominee (and ultimate victor), Katheleen Sebelius.[4][6][10]

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References
  1. Moon, Chris (October 21, 2006). "Stovall backs Morrison for attorney general". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  2. Clymer, Adam: "In 2002, Woman's Place May Be the Statehouse," date, New York Times, retrieved July 28, 2020
  3. Broder, David: "Closing The Governor Gap," February 20, 2002, Washington Post, retrieved July 28, 2020
  4. Associated Press: "Decision: Lt. Governor says he won't wait for formal announcement from Stovall before he makes decision," April 11, 2002, Garden City Telegram, page 1, from NewspaperArchive.com (OCR text), retrieved July 28, 2020
  5. "Stovall Drops Out," April 16, 2002, Lawrence Journal-World, retrieved July 28, 2020
  6. "Sebelius: A Legacy," April 28, 2009, Topeka Capital-Journal, retrieved July 28, 2020
  7. "Kansas official plans to marry,", May 9, 2002, Daily Oklahoman, retrieved July 29, 2020
  8. "Stovall-Steckline wedding," last modified Nov. 13, 2002, Marion County Record, retrieved July 29, 2020
  9. Beatty, Bob and Virgil W. Dean, editors: "Doing What Needed to Get Done, When It Needed to Get Done”: A Conversation with Former Governor Bill Graves," undated, Kansas History pp.172-197, retrieved July 29, 2020 from Washburn University reference archives.
  10. Beatty, Bob and Linsey Moddelmog, editors: "Find a Way to Find Common Ground": A Conversation with Former Governor Kathleen Sebelius," Winter 2017-2018, Kansas History, retrieved July 29, 2020; pp.277-278: former Gov. Sebelius: "I entered the race [when] Carla [Stovall] [was] in the primary, and... within four months [she was] dropping out. So [the race] changed dramatically."
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Stephan		 Attorney General of Kansas
1995–2003		 Succeeded by
Phill Kline


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