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Pat Roberts

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US Senate, KS
Office Sought:
US Senate, KS
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat), a Senator and a Representative 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

Campaign Finance

$281,675 Received
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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    98% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

    in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    Oct. 15, 2013
    Venue:
    Golf Outing at Prairie Dunes Country Club
    June 29, 2013
    Venue:
    Annual Napa Valley Wine Tour at Napa Valley
    April 15, 2013
    Venue:
    Reception and Dinner at Bobby Van's Steakhouse
    Hosted by:
    Verizon PAC, AT&T Inc Federal PAC, CTIA PAC - The Wireless Association, U.S. Telecom Association PAC, CenturyLink PAC
    March 22, 2013
    Venue:
    Lunch at Bibiana Osteria Enoteca
    March 12, 2013
    Venue:
    Reception for 2014 Campaign Kickoff at National Republican Senatorial Committee
View all campaign finance data for Pat Roberts Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$107,449,000 Allocated
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View all earmarks data for Pat Roberts Sources: OpenSecrets.org