Karin Brownlee

Karin Brownlee
Kansas Secretary of Labor
In office
January 7, 2011 – September 20, 2012[1]
GovernorSam Brownback
Preceded byJim Garner
Succeeded byLana Gordon[2]
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byMark Parkinson
Succeeded byRobert S. Olson
Personal details
Born (1955-07-25) July 25, 1955 (age 69)
Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDoug Brownlee
Children4
EducationKansas State University
Websitekarinbrownlee.com

Karin Brownlee (July 25, 1955) was the Kansas Secretary of Labor between 2011 and 2012, serving in the administration of Governor Sam Brownback.[3] She was later, by her own report, fired by Brownback based on a disagreement about how the agency was running.[4] A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as a member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 23rd district between 1997 and 2011.

  1. ^ Department of Labor leadership change[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Home Page". Kansas Department of Labor. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. ^ Koranda, Jeannine (December 7, 2010). "Brownback announces nominations for several cabinet positions". Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  4. ^ Associated Press/ Desert News