Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 4th Congressional District of Kansas, which is based in Wichita. (map)
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Bio
Background
Tiahrt 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.
Congressional Career
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 Democrat incumbent Dan Glickman. A major factor in the win was the 1990s round of redistricting, in which Hutchinson, Kansas and surrounding Reno County were shifted to the "Big 1st" District. Hutchinson was replaced with more reliably Republican Montgomery County, Kansas. 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 House Committee on Appropriations. 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.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Garth James McGinn to face Tiahrt in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Tiahrt retained his seat.
Meet the Cash Constituents
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Controversy
Sunset Commissions
Tiahrt was notable in the 109th Congress as a champion of proposals to create sunset commissions, unelected commissions with the power to recommend whether programs live, die, or get realigned.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, Ranking Member
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury and Housing and Urban Development
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Coalitions and Caucuses
- Congressional Airpower Caucus
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption
- Co-Chair, House Jobs Action Team
- National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
- Republican Study Committee
- Reserve Component Caucus
- Silk Road Caucus
Boards and other Affiliations
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Todd Tiahrt. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Articles and Resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Contact
DC Office:
United States House of Representatives
2441 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1604
Phone: 202-225-6216
Fax: 202-225-3489
Web Email
Website
District Office- Wichita:
155 North Market Street, Suite 400
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: 316-262-8992
Fax: 316-262-5309
