Pat Roberts
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United States Senator from Kansas |
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Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with Jerry Moran |
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| Preceded by | Nancy Kassebaum |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Graham |
| Succeeded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
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In office November 19, 1999 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Smith |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| Chair of the House Agriculture Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Kika de la Garza |
| Succeeded by | Robert Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Sebelius |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Patrick Roberts April 20, 1936 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Franki Fann |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Kansas State University, Manhattan (BA) |
| Website | roberts |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 1997. He previously served as the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Roberts is a graduate of Kansas State University. He served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a newspaper reporter before entering politics in the late 1960s. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 to succeed 1st District Congressman Keith Sebelius, for whom he had worked. He served eight terms in the House, including one as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Roberts was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996, and is currently serving his fourth term. On the Intelligence Committee, he was responsible for an investigation into the intelligence failures prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He is currently the dean of the Kansas congressional delegation.
Roberts was born in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ruth B. (née Patrick) and C. Wesley Roberts. His father served for four months as Chairman of the Republican National Committee under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Roberts's great-grandfather, J.W. Roberts, was the founder of the Oskaloosa Independent, which is the second-oldest newspaper in Kansas.
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