About Phyllis Gilmore
Lived 1945 – 2021 (aged 75). Phyllis Gilmore was an American politician.
Phyllis Lee Gilmore (February 4, 1945–January 24, 2021) was an American politician. She served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, and as head of the Kansas Department for Children and Families from 2012 to 2017.
Gilmore was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Vanderbilt University. She married and moved to Johnson County, Kansas in 1972, where she worked as a social worker. After her tenure as secretary, she retired, dying in 2021 in Olathe, Kansas.
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Who was Phyllis Gilmore?
American politician
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Phyllis Gilmore was born on 4 February 1945.
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Phyllis Gilmore died on 24 January 2021.
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Phyllis Gilmore was a politician.
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Phyllis Gilmore was American.
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