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Pat Roberts

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Pat Roberts
United States Senator
from Kansas
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byNancy Kassebaum
Succeeded byRoger Marshall
Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byDebbie Stabenow
Succeeded byTBD
Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byBob Graham
Succeeded byJay Rockefeller
Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee
In office
January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Preceded byHarry Reid
Succeeded byHarry Reid
In office
November 19, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byBob Smith
Succeeded byHarry Reid
Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byKika de la Garza
Succeeded byRobert Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byKeith Sebelius
Succeeded byJerry Moran
Personal details
Born
Charles Patrick Roberts

(1936-04-20) April 20, 1936 (age 88)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 88)
Paris, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Franki Fann
(m. 1969)
Children3
EducationKansas State University (BA)
WebsiteSenate website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1958–1962
Rank Captain

Charles Patrick "Pat" Roberts (born April 20, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas) is a former senator from Kansas. Before Roberts was a senator, he was a U.S. House of Representatives member and the chairman for the United States House Committee on Agriculture.

On January 4, 2019, Roberts announced that he will not seek reelection in 2020.[1]

References

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  1. "Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts not to seek reelection". WashingtonPost.com. 4 January 2019.

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