Kathleen Sebelius is returning to North Carolina.

The Kansas governor, an oft-mentioned potential running mate for Barack Obama, will be at a private fundraiser in Chapel Hill at noon today, Laura Leslie reports on her blog, Isaac Hunter's Tavern.

Sebelius and more than a dozen other governors are in town for a meeting arranged by former Gov Jim Hunt. The fundraiser's apparently been planned for quite some time. But what are the odds that Obama and one of his most-talked-about potential VPs end up in the Triangle on the same day?

Sebelius came to North Carolina in April for a voter-registration tour, touting his approach on the economy and avoidance of hot-button social issues.

Obama will speak at noon at the state fairgrounds.

Update: Sebelius will be at this event with Sens. Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester. 

Kay Hagan will have some high-profile visitors next week.

The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate will meet with Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jon Tester of Montana at a fundraiser Monday evening.

The event is being sponsored by former ambassador Jeanette Hyde in Raleigh. Former Gov. Jim Hunt will also be at the event.

McCaskill may be a familiar face to some around here. She campaigned for Barack Obama on May 3, attacking the gas-tax proposal then being touted by Hillary Clinton.

She has been touted by some as a possible vice presidential pick by Obama.

Tester, an organic farmer with a buzz cut, was elected in 2006.