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• Pat Roberts is the junior Republican Senator from Kansas. In 2008, he won his bid for re-election against Democrat Jim Slattery.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: April 20, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas
  2. Assumed office: January 7, 1997
  3. Party: Republican
  4. Spouse: Franki Roberts
  5. Alma mater: Kansas State University
  6. Previous occupation: Publisher for Oskaloosa Independent newspaper

• Early Life

  Roberts' father, C. Wesley Roberts, was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee during the Eisenhower administration. After earning his degree in journalism and serving as a Captain in the Marines, Roberts worked as a reporter for five years before breaking into politics.

• Political Career

  1. 1967: First political job working for Senator Frank Carlson
  2. 1969-1980: Administrative assistant to Keith Sebelius
  3. 1981-1997: Kansas Representative, 1st district
  4. 1997-present: Kansas Junior Senator

• Committees

  Roberts is a member of the following Senate committees:

  1. Finance
  2. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  3. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  4. Ethics

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Kansas | Kansas Election Results | Kansas Exit Polls | U.S. Senate | U.S. House of Representatives

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