Todd Tiahrt

Todd Tiahrt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Dan Glickman
Succeeded by	Mike Pompeo
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 26th district
In office January 11, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Kenneth D. Francisco[1]
Succeeded by	Nancey D. Harrington
Personal details
Born	William Todd Tiahrt (1951-06-15) June 15, 1951 (age 72) Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Vicki Tiahrt
Children	3
Education	Evangel University (BA) Southwest Missouri State University (MBA)

William Todd Tiahrt^[2] (/ˈtiːhɑːrt/ TEE-hart; born June 15, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994, defeating 18-year incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Glickman. He ran in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback.^[3] He lost to fellow Republican U.S. Representative Jerry Moran of Hays, Kansas, 50%–45%.^[4]

Tiahrt twice sought to regain the 4th District House seat, representing a district which encompasses eleven counties in the south central region of the state, including the City of Wichita. In 2014, he ran against incumbent 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 third, losing to Kansas state treasurer Ron Estes.^[5]