Katherine Keith Hanley (born March 5, 1943) is a Democratic politician in Virginia. She served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, having been appointed to that post by Governor Tim Kaine following the rejection of his first nominee, state AFL-CIO President Daniel G. LeBlanc by the Virginia General Assembly.

She previously served as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1995 to 2003, as a county Supervisor for the Providence District from 1986 to 1995, and on the Fairfax County School Board. She is said to have contemplated running for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2001, but deferred to then Mayor of Richmond Tim Kaine. In 2003 she did not seek reelection to the Board of Supervisors, and instead mounted a primary challenge against Jim Moran for Virginia's 8th congressional district; she abandoned that campaign in December for family reasons. In July, 2004 Governor Mark Warner appointed her to the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Following Kaine's election as Governor in November, 2005, she was rumored to be a possible contender for Virginia Secretary of Transportation, but was passed over in favor of incumbent Secretary Pierce Homer.

Personal [edit]

Kate Hanley is the daughter of Everett E. and Anna Catherine (Blanchard) Keith. She married Edward John Hanley August 6, 1966. They have two adult children including their daughter, Cecelia Anne Hanley, and their son Patrick Keith. In March, 2008, Patrick Hanley was wounded while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. [1]

Mrs. Hanley resides in Reston, Virginia.

Education [edit]

M.A.T. in Social Science, 1966, Harvard University

B.A., 1965, French Civilization, University of Missouri (Phi Beta Kappa)

B.S., Secondary Education, University of Missouri

1961, David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri

Professional Experience [edit]

Teacher and Guidance Counselor, Falls Church City Public Schools

Owner, operator, Manor Home Center, Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, 1976–79

Owner/Operator, hardware store

Counselor, University of Missouri

References [edit]

• Project Vote Smart - Secretary Hanley - Biography, accessed 2007-11-25
• Secretary of the Commonwealth - Secretary's Bio, accessed 2007-11-25
• "Katherine Keith Hanley." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC, Document Number: K2014561149, accessed 2007-11-26
• Katherine K Hanley." Carroll's County Directory. Carroll Publishing, 2006. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC, Document Number: K2417000993, accessed 2007-11-26
• MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD July 15, 2004, PDF format, date July 15, 2004, accessed 2007-11-26
• FEC Disclosure Report Search Results, Kate Hanley for Congress (VA-8), Candidate H4VA08083, accessed 2007-11-26, shows a great many individual contributions refunded 2003-12-30 and transfers to other Democrat candidates as late as 2004-09-29
• "Kaine Plans to Draw on Fairfax for Key Adviser" (Washington Post article), accessed 2007-11-26
• Hall, Thomas C. "Relocation ... or class reunion?." Washington Business Journal 18.36 (Jan 7, 2000): 2. General OneFile. Gale. Fairfax County Public Library. 26 Nov. 2007, <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>, Gale Document Number:A59482944, accessed 2007-11-26
• Vadum, Matthew. "VIRGINIA: CTB Appointments." The Bond Buyer 349.31921 (July 8, 2004): 31. General OneFile. Gale. Fairfax County Public Library. 26 Nov. 2007 <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>. Gale Document Number:A119043629, accessed 2007-11-27
• Code of Virginia 15.2-503 accessed 2007-11-28

External links [edit]

Archival Records

• Archived Web Site of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2006-2010 part of Governor Timothy Kaine Administration Collection, 2006-2010 at Virginia Memory