Greg Orman

Greg Orman
Photo of Gregory John Orman
Personal details
Born
Gregory John Orman

(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 55)
Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2007)[1]
Democratic (2007–2009)[2]
Spouse
Sybil Orman
(m. 2013)
Children2
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Websitegreg-orman.com

Gregory John Orman (born December 2, 1968) is an American politician, businessman, and entrepreneur. He ran as an independent to represent Kansas in the United States Senate in the 2014 election, earning 42.5 percent of the vote and losing to incumbent U.S. Senator Pat Roberts.

On January 24, 2018, Orman announced he would run again as an independent this time for Kansas governor.[3]  After the major party primaries in August 2018, polling indicated that in a three-way race Orman was at 19 percent, Democrat Laura Kelly at 32 percent and Republican Kris Kobach at 38 percent. Orman suspended his television ads and stopped actively fundraising in mid-September.[4] In the November 6 general election, he received approximately 6.5% of the vote, 1.5% more than the victory margin of Democrat Laura Kelly over Republican Kris Kobach.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mystery was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kaplan, Rebecca. Is Greg Orman a liberal Democrat? Sen. Pat Roberts thinks so, CBS News, October 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "PRESS RELEASE: ORMAN CAMPAIGN LAUNCH". Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Debunking the "Spoiler Myth": Lessons from a Competitive Kansas Independent to Howard Schultz". IVN.us. February 25, 2019.