The Wichita area is represented in the US [[House of Representatives]] by [[Republican]] Todd Tiahrt, who is from nearby Goddard.
The Wichita area is represented in the US [[House of Representatives]] by [[Republican]] Todd Tiahrt, who is from nearby Goddard.
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Around the time of [[World War II]], Wichita took off as an aircraft [[manufacturing]] mecca, due partly to the efforts of Kansans such as aviation designer Clyde Cessna.