Todd Tiahrt
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Glickman |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pompeo |
| Member of the Kansas Senate | |
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In office 1992-1995 |
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William Todd Tiahrt June 15, 1951 Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Tiahrt |
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Evangel University Missouri State University, Springfield |
William Todd Tiahrt (/ˈtiːhɑːrt/ TEE-hart; born June 15, 1951) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses 11 counties in the south central region of the state, including the city of Wichita. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Pompeo.
Tiahrt ran unsuccessfully in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. He lost to fellow Republican U.S. Representative Jerry Moran of Hays, Kansas, 50%–45%. After the primary election, Tiahrt endorsed Moran for the general election.
Tiahrt twice sought to regain his house seat. In 2014 he ran against Mike Pompeo in the Republican primary but was defeated. Then, in 2017, after Pompeo vacated the seat to become President Donald Trump's CIA director, Tiahrt sought the Republican nomination for the special election to fill it, but came in 3rd, losing to Kansas Treasurer Ron Estes.
Tiahrt was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, the son of Marcine (née Steele) and Wilbur E. Tiahrt. He attended and earned a bachelor's degree from Evangel College and received a Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He worked for Boeing, where he worked on numerous government contracts, from 1981 until his election to Congress.
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