Incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly addresses the crowd during her watch party at the Ramada Hotel Downtown Topeka on November 8, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images) Kansas appoints former university CISO as state’s new cyber chief Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly appointed John Godfrey, who's held cybersecurity roles with the state government and state university system, as the new statewide CISO. Feb 2, 2024 By Sophia Fox-Sowell