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Joan Finney
Joan Finney (February 12, 1925 – July 28, 2001) was an American politician who served as the 42nd Governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995, the first woman to hold that office. She had previously served four terms as the Kansas State Treasurer from 1975 to 1991, the first woman to hold that office as well.
Early life.
She was born Joan Marie McInroy in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Mary Sands McInroy. Her father abandoned the family shortly after her
I knew that reelection prospects were going to be difficult," Hayden said. The main opponent from the Republican primary was Nestor Weigand. Weigand was one of the realtors and a part of the anti-tax movement. In the end, Hayden beat Weigand and went on to compete against Democratic challenger Joan Finney. Finney was the pro-life state treasurer, and took over the polls so much that Hayden could not catch up. Finney beat Hayden in the general election, and took over the position as governor.