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Pompeo to Discuss Running for Kansas Senate Seat

January 20, 2019 at 2:27 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “is slated to meet with veteran Republican strategist Ward Baker on Sunday afternoon to discuss a possible 2020 run for the vacant Kansas Senate seat,” Politico reports.

“Pompeo and Baker are expected to talk about what a Senate campaign would entail. Baker has deep political experience, having served as National Republican Senatorial Committee executive director during the 2016 election cycle. During the 2018 midterms, he helped to spearhead Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn’s successful Senate bid. He is also close to McConnell.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen, Mike Pompeo

Pompeo Seen as Top Recruit for Kansas Senate Seat

January 5, 2019 at 2:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senate Republican strategists are pushing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a failsafe candidate to keep retiring Sen. Pat Roberts’s (R-KS) seat in Republican hands in 2020, fearing the state could give Democrats an upset victory,” The Hill reports.

Said one GOP strategist: “We lost a governor’s race. We lost a key House race for a seat that was held by Republicans for several terms. We can’t afford to head into November of 2020 worried about whether a Republican can hang onto the Senate seat in a Republican state like Kansas.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen

Roberts Will Not Seek Re-Election to Senate

January 4, 2019 at 9:56 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), “an unapologetic Republican and champion of Midwest agriculture, said he wouldn’t seek a fifth term and intends to retire at close of a 40-year career representing Kansas in Washington, D.C., the Topeka Capital Journal reports.

Politico: “His retirement has already sparked interest in his seat from a number of other Kansas Republicans, heralding a potentially crowded 2020 primary — though Democrats hope they can make the race competitive after winning the governorship in 2018.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen, Pat Roberts


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Pat Roberts Mulls Retirement

December 20, 2018 at 3:24 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) says he plans to decide soon whether to run for a fifth term in 2020, after he speaks with family members and supporters in Kansas over the holidays, Politico reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen

Former U.S. Attorney Mulls Challenge to Pat Roberts

December 17, 2018 at 8:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) “looks vulnerable to Democrats — and some Republicans, and that’s a big reason the 2020 race has quickly drawn a prominent potential challenger, former U. S. Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom (D),” McClatchy reports.

“Grissom confirmed Monday that he’s been considering a run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat for roughly a year.”

“He’s not officially made his decision, but he’s actively is laying the groundwork to mount a challenge against Roberts, the Kansas Republican who has been in Congress for nearly four decades.”

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen

Huelskamp Says Wife Nixed Senate Bid

January 8, 2015 at 7:51 am EST By Taegan Goddard 4 Comments

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) told Roll Call that he does not plan to run for U.S. Senate in 2016.

Said Huelskamp: “Nope. My wife’s pretty clear on that.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: KS-Sen, Tim Huelskamp

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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