Todd Tiahrt

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Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
In office
1995-present
Preceded by Dan Glickman
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born June 15, 1951
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 the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas (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 major factor in the win was the 1990s round of gerrymandering, 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 serves as a Deputy Majority Whip. He is the only Kansan on the Appropriations Committee. He 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 5th District
    • Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 64%
    • Garth McGinn (D), 34%
  • 2004 race for Kansas 5th District
    • Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 66%
    • Michael Kinard (D), 31%
  • 2002 race for Kansas 5th District
    • Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 61%
    • Carlos Nolla (D), 37%
  • 1996 race for Kansas 5th District
    • Todd Tiahrt (R), (inc.) 50%
    • Randy Rathbun (D), 47%
  • 1994 race for Kansas 5th District

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Kansas's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators: Sam Brownback (R), Pat Roberts (R)

Representative(s): Jerry Moran (R), Jim Ryun (R), Dennis Moore (D), Todd Tiahrt (R)

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