John J. Gilligan

John J. Gilligan

John Joyce "Jack" Gilligan (born March 22, 1921) is an American Democratic politician from the state of Ohio who served as a U.S. Representative and the 62nd Governor of Ohio. He is the father of Kathleen Sebelius. Gilligan and Sebelius are the only father and daughter ever to have been elected state governors.

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