The Governor of Kansas hols the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. The current Governor is Kathleen Sebelius, a member of the Democratic Party, who assumed office on January 13, 2003. In 2006 she won re-election for a second term which began January 8, 2007. The term will end January 10, 2011, and by constitutional provision, she cannot run for a third term. Lieutenant Governor John E. Moore was her running mate in the 2002 election. In the 2006 election, her running mate was Mark Parkinson.