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| − | + | |name=Pat Roberts | |
| + | |image=Robertsofficialphoto.jpg | ||
| + | |party=[[Republican]] | ||
| + | |spouse=Franki Fann | ||
| + | |religion=[[Methodist]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610235247/http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=6472535&ct=9040651 GOP dominates church’s congressional group]</ref> | ||
| + | |offices= | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/senator | ||
| + | |state=Kansas | ||
| + | |terms=January 3, 1997 – present | ||
| + | |preceded=Nancy Landon Kassebaum | ||
| + | |former=n | ||
| + | |succeeded= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/representative | ||
| + | |state=Kansas | ||
| + | |district=1st | ||
| + | |terms=January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 | ||
| + | |preceded=Keith Sebelius | ||
| + | |former=y | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Jerry Moran]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |military=y | ||
| + | |rank=[[Captain]] | ||
| + | |branch=[[United States Marine Corps]] | ||
| + | |serviceyears=1958 - 1962 | ||
| + | |battles= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | Roberts is | + | '''Pat Roberts''' (born April 20, 1936, age 83) is a [[Republican]] senator from [[Kansas]]. Roberts was the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee until the [[Democratic Party]] took over the Senate following the 2006 elections. |
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| + | ==Early career== | ||
| + | Roberts graduated from [[Kansas State University]] in 1958 with a degree in journalism, and pursued careers in both the military and in journalism before beginning his political career in 1967 by working on the staff of then-Kansas governor Frank Carlson. | ||
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| + | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | ||
| + | Roberts served eight terms in the [[House of Representatives]] before being elected to the Senate in 1996. | ||
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| + | ==U.S. Senate== | ||
| + | Although his voting record has generally been strongly conservative,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Pat_Roberts.htm Pat Roberts on the Issues]</ref> Roberts has at time sided with the [[establishment]] and taken certain [[RINO]] positions, such as enacting [[gun control]] measures.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (February 23, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/23/sen-pat-roberts-ban-that-bump-magazine-raise-minimum-ar-15-purchase-age-to-25/ Sen. Pat Roberts: Ban That ‘Bump Magazine,’ Raise Minimum AR-15 Purchase Age to 25]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Jerry Moran]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 23:36, February 23, 2020
| Pat Roberts | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Kansas From: January 3, 1997 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Nancy Landon Kassebaum | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 | |||
| Predecessor | Keith Sebelius | ||
| Successor | Jerry Moran | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Franki Fann | ||
| Religion | Methodist[1] | ||
| Military Service | |||
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps | ||
| Service Years | 1958 - 1962 | ||
| Rank | Captain | ||
Pat Roberts (born April 20, 1936, age 83) is a Republican senator from Kansas. Roberts was the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee until the Democratic Party took over the Senate following the 2006 elections.
Early career
Roberts graduated from Kansas State University in 1958 with a degree in journalism, and pursued careers in both the military and in journalism before beginning his political career in 1967 by working on the staff of then-Kansas governor Frank Carlson.
U.S. House of Representatives
Roberts served eight terms in the House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate in 1996.
U.S. Senate
Although his voting record has generally been strongly conservative,[2] Roberts has at time sided with the establishment and taken certain RINO positions, such as enacting gun control measures.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ GOP dominates church’s congressional group
- ↑ Pat Roberts on the Issues
- ↑ Hawkins, Awr (February 23, 2018). Sen. Pat Roberts: Ban That ‘Bump Magazine,’ Raise Minimum AR-15 Purchase Age to 25. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress