Novemberjazz (talk | contribs) all unsourced Tag: Undo |
70.179.103.141 (talk) Undid revision 994290793 by KidAd (talk) I have added citations |
||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
===Kansas Secretary of Commerce=== |
===Kansas Secretary of Commerce=== |
||
⚫ | On January 11, 2019, Kelly announced that she would appoint Toland as Kansas Secretary of Commerce following her inauguration on January 14, 2019. Toland was confirmed to the position by the [[Kansas Senate]] on April 1, 2019, by a vote of 23–14. He received support from all 11 Democratic senators, 11 Republicans, and the Senate's lone independent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190321/david-toland-confirmation-hearing-before-kansas-senate-panel-devolves-into-bitterness|title=David Toland confirmation hearing before Kansas Senate panel devolves into bitterness|website=cjonline.com|date=March 21, 2019|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190401/kansas-senate-approves-controversial-nominee-to-lead-commerce-department Kansas Senate approves controversial nominee to lead Commerce Department], ''[[Capital Journal]]'', April 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref> |
||
On January 11, 2019, Kelly announced that she would appoint Toland as Kansas Secretary of Commerce following her inauguration on January 14, 2019. |
|||
Following his confirmation, Toland re-established the state’s International Division at the Department<ref>http://fortscott.biz/news/kansas-commerce-dept-is-restructuring</ref>. Toland also assisted with negotiations with the state of Missouri to end the incentives “Border War” in the bi-state Kansas City region<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-kansas-missouri-subsidy-armistice-11565824671</ref>. Toland ordered the restoration of the Kansas Main Street Program at the Department's newly established Community Development division<ref>https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2019/09/kansas-main-street/</ref>, and re-staffed Commerce’s In-State Business Development Team. In 2020, Governor Kelly issued an executive order establishing at Commerce the new Office of Broadband Development<ref>https://governor.kansas.gov/governor-laura-kelly-establishes-office-of-broadband-development-announces-nearly-50-million-in-grants-for-broadband-access-expansion/</ref>. |
|||
Anti-abortion activists attempted to prevent Toland's confirmation, claiming that an organization Toland had worked for, Thrive Allen County, received grant money obtained from a memorial fund established in the name [[George Tiller]], an abortion provider from [[Wichita, Kansas]] who was killed while ushering in his church in 2009 by anti-abortion extremist [[Assassination of George Tiller#Perpetrator|Scott Roeder]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Tim|title=Kansas Senate approves controversial nominee to lead commerce department|url=https://www.pratttribune.com/news/20190401/kansas-senate-approves-controversial-nominee-to-lead-commerce-department/1|access-date=2020-12-14|website=PrattTribune - Pratt, KS|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Toland"/> The grants had been made to assist pregnant women to stop smoking and to provide contraceptive services to low-income women intending to postpone or avoid becoming pregnant. The Kansas Senate Commerce Committee rejected Toland's appointment by a vote of 6–5, sending the nomination to the full senate.<ref>[https://www.iolaregister.com/news-local-news/panel-rejects-toland-nomination Panel rejects Toland nomination], ''[[Iola Register]]'', Richard Luken, March 21, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref><ref name="surrogate">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/01/29/kansas-lawmaker-wants-to-make-surrogate-motherhood-illegal/ Kansas lawmaker wants to make surrogate motherhood illegal], ''[[Washington Post]], January 29, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2019.''</ref> |
|||
Throughout 2020, Toland and the Department of Commerce heralded a number of major economic wins in the midst of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], including a massive expansion of a Schwan’s Company facility in Salina<ref>https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/10/gov-kelly-to-hold-monday-news-conference-in-salina-to-announce-business-expansion/</ref>, the successful recruitment of a $400 million Urban Outfitters distribution center in Wyandotte County<ref>https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/05/kelly-could-announce-new-jobs-coming-to-kansas/</ref>, and two new Amazon distribution centers in Park City and Kansas City<ref>https://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/article246496950.html</ref>. In December of 2020, the Department of Commerce’s economic development teams had recruited more than $2.4 billion in capital investment, the second-highest level of new capital investment in the state’s history<ref>https://www.newsbreak.com/kansas/lawrence/news/2099806384572/kansas-passes-2-billion-in-new-capital-investment-in-2020</ref>. |
|||
⚫ | Toland was confirmed to the position by the [[Kansas Senate]] on April 1, 2019, by a vote of 23–14. He received support from all 11 Democratic senators, 11 Republicans, and the Senate's lone independent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190321/david-toland-confirmation-hearing-before-kansas-senate-panel-devolves-into-bitterness|title=David Toland confirmation hearing before Kansas Senate panel devolves into bitterness|website=cjonline.com|date=March 21, 2019|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190401/kansas-senate-approves-controversial-nominee-to-lead-commerce-department Kansas Senate approves controversial nominee to lead Commerce Department], ''[[Capital Journal]]'', April 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref> |
||
=== Lieutenant Governor of Kansas === |
=== Lieutenant Governor of Kansas === |
Revision as of 02:54, 15 December 2020
David Toland | |
---|---|
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas | |
Designate | |
Assuming office January 2, 2021 | |
Governor | Laura Kelly |
Succeeding | Lynn Rogers |
Kansas Secretary of Commerce | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Governor | Laura Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Iola, Kansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Kansas (BA, MPA) |
David C. Toland is an American government official serving as the Kansas Secretary of Commerce in the Kansas State Cabinet.[1] Prior to his appointment, Toland served as President and CEO of the Thrive Allen County, a community health-improvement and economic development organization based in Iola, Kansas.[2]
Early life and education
A seventh-generation Kansas native, Toland was born and raised in Iola, Kansas.[3][4] Toland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas.[5]
Career
Toland joined the Government of the District of Columbia in the Office of Planning and Economic Development, where he served as deputy COO.[2] After a brief stint with The Minkiti Group, a real estate services company, Toland joined Thrive Allen County as President and CEO.[6] Toland also previously worked in city management in Reno, Nevada and Bonner Springs, Kansas.[1]
Kansas Secretary of Commerce
On January 11, 2019, Kelly announced that she would appoint Toland as Kansas Secretary of Commerce following her inauguration on January 14, 2019. Toland was confirmed to the position by the Kansas Senate on April 1, 2019, by a vote of 23–14. He received support from all 11 Democratic senators, 11 Republicans, and the Senate's lone independent.[7][8]
Following his confirmation, Toland re-established the state’s International Division at the Department[9]. Toland also assisted with negotiations with the state of Missouri to end the incentives “Border War” in the bi-state Kansas City region[10]. Toland ordered the restoration of the Kansas Main Street Program at the Department's newly established Community Development division[11], and re-staffed Commerce’s In-State Business Development Team. In 2020, Governor Kelly issued an executive order establishing at Commerce the new Office of Broadband Development[12].
Throughout 2020, Toland and the Department of Commerce heralded a number of major economic wins in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a massive expansion of a Schwan’s Company facility in Salina[13], the successful recruitment of a $400 million Urban Outfitters distribution center in Wyandotte County[14], and two new Amazon distribution centers in Park City and Kansas City[15]. In December of 2020, the Department of Commerce’s economic development teams had recruited more than $2.4 billion in capital investment, the second-highest level of new capital investment in the state’s history[16].
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
On December 14, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly announced that Toland would serve as the lieutenant governor of Kansas after Lynn Rogers assumed office as Treasurer of Kansas on January 2, 2021. Toland will continue to serve as Secretary of Commerce.[17]
Personal life
Toland and his wife have two children.[18]
References
- ^ a b "Executive Leadership". kansascommerce.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Local Spat And Party Politics Threaten Kansas Governor's Pick To Head Commerce". kcur.org. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Kansas Senate Confirms David Toland For Secretary of Commerce". Kansas Department of Commerce. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "A look back at David Toland's Thrive Tenure". Thrive Allen County. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Hawks to Watch: David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce – KU College Stories". Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Kansas Republicans grill David Toland on business dealings, social media post". cjonline.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "David Toland confirmation hearing before Kansas Senate panel devolves into bitterness". cjonline.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Kansas Senate approves controversial nominee to lead Commerce Department, Capital Journal, April 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ http://fortscott.biz/news/kansas-commerce-dept-is-restructuring
- ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-kansas-missouri-subsidy-armistice-11565824671
- ^ https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2019/09/kansas-main-street/
- ^ https://governor.kansas.gov/governor-laura-kelly-establishes-office-of-broadband-development-announces-nearly-50-million-in-grants-for-broadband-access-expansion/
- ^ https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/10/gov-kelly-to-hold-monday-news-conference-in-salina-to-announce-business-expansion/
- ^ https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/05/kelly-could-announce-new-jobs-coming-to-kansas/
- ^ https://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/article246496950.html
- ^ https://www.newsbreak.com/kansas/lawrence/news/2099806384572/kansas-passes-2-billion-in-new-capital-investment-in-2020
- ^ Broyles, Jared. "David Toland announced as new Lieutenant Governor". https://www.wibw.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|website=
- ^ Smith, Sherman. "David Toland confirmation hearing before Kansas Senate panel devolves into bitterness". PrattTribune - Pratt, KS. Retrieved 2020-12-14.