Todd Tiahrt
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| Todd Tiahrt | |
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| Assumed office January 4, 1995– |
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| Preceded by | Dan Glickman |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | June 15, 1951 (age 55) Vermillion, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Vicki Tiahrt |
| Religion | Assembly of God |
Todd Tiahrt (born June 15, 1951), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Kansas's 4th congressional district (map), which is based in Wichita.
Tiahrt was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. He attended Evangel College and received an M.B.A. from Southwest Missouri State University. He worked for Boeing, where he worked on numerous government contracts, from 1981 until his election to Congress.
He was elected to the Kansas State Senate in 1992. After only one term, he won the Republican nomination for the 4th District and was elected to the House in an upset over 18-year Democratic incumbent Dan Glickman. A factor in the win was the 1990s reapportionment, in which Hutchinson and surrounding Reno County were shifted to the "Big 1st" District. Hutchinson was replaced with more reliably Republican Montgomery County. After a tough reelection bid in 1996, he has been reelected four more times with little difficulty, including 68% of the vote in 2004.
Tiahrt is one of four Pentecostals in the 109th Congress. The others--all Republicans--are Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado and Tim Johnson of Illinois.
[edit] Electoral History
- 2006 race for Kansas 4th District
- Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 64%
- Garth McGinn (D), 34%
- 2004 race for Kansas 4th District
- Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 66%
- Michael Kinard (D), 31%
- 2002 race for Kansas 4th District
- Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 61%
- Carlos Nolla (D), 37%
- 1996 race for Kansas 4th District
- Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 50%
- Randy Rathbun (D), 47%
- 1994 race for Kansas 4th District
- Todd Tiahrt (R) 53%
- Dan Glickman (D), (inc.) 47%
[edit] External links
- U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt official House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Todd W. Tiahrt campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Todd Tiahrt issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Todd Tiahrt campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Todd Tiahrt (KS) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Todd Tiahrt profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Todd Tiahrt voting record
- Todd Tiahrt for Congress official campaign site
- What's The Matter With Kansas? ISBN 0-8050-7774-X
| Kansas's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Sam Brownback (R), Pat Roberts (R)
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