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Who Really Represents Kansas?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Pat Roberts (KS) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
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 and reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 2, 2009; 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: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Pat Roberts | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 2nd |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 82.52 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 65 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 80 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 95 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 16 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 58 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 81,361 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 27,163 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 323,259 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 29.60 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 107,349 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 239,032 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 82,567 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 17.90 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,431,912 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 49.80 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 488,368 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 4,767 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 496,912 |