[2] In July 2007, Thornburgh announced his intentions to explore a run for governor of Kansas in 2010 by appointing a state treasurer, which would allow him to begin raising money.
[3] He abandoned his plans for a gubernatorial candidacy after Senator Sam Brownback indicated he would run for the post in the 2010 election.
In order to enter the private sector, Thornburgh resigned as Secretary of State of Kansas on February 15, 2010.
Crosscheck was developed in 2005 by Kansas and Secretary Thornburgh, which was in conjunction with Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska to compare voter registration data and identify any Americans who may have voted twice in recent elections.
[6] Thornburgh graduated from Burlingame High School in 1981 and from Washburn University in 1985.