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Pat Roberts
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Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Of KANSAS
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 1997- Party: Republican
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat), a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Kans.,
April 20, 1936; attended the public schools; graduated from Holton High School
1954; B.A., Kansas State University, Manhattan 1958; served in the U.S. Marine
Corps as a captain 1958-1962; newspaper publisher, Litchfield Park, Ariz.
1962-1967; administrative assistant, United States Senator Frank Carlson
1967-1968; administrative assistant, United States Congressman Keith Sebelius
1968-1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the seven
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 2, 1997); chair, Committee on
Agriculture (One Hundred Fourth Congress); not a candidate for reelection to
the House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected as a Republican to the
United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term
ending January 3, 2015; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Sixth
and One Hundred Seventh Congresses [November 9, 1999-January 3, 2001; January
20, 2001-June 6, 2001]), Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth
and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Senator
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1997
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2014
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Kansas
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U.S. Representative
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1981
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1996
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Kansas
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Contact Information
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Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ranking Member)
Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management Ex Officio
Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources Ex Officio
Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation Ex Officio
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security Ex Officio
Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research Ex Officio
Senate Committee on Finance
Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Health Care
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Taxation and IRS Oversight
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Children and Families
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Other Information
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