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  USATODAY.com
Todd Tiahrt ousted longtime Democratic Rep. Dan Glickman in 1994, the year Newt Gingrich and the Republicans swept to control of Congress.
Tiahrt lost out on his bid to be chief deputy whip but was rewarded with the new job of liaison from the leadership to the appropriations committee.
Tiahrt has continued to tend to his conservative base by sponsoring measures such as the ban on needle exchanges in the District of Columbia and blocking U.S. aid to overseas governments that force women to have abortions, be sterilized, or use contraceptives.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=701&oi=H   (545 words)

  
 AP Wire | 09/14/2006 | Challenger faces six-term incumbent for 4th District seat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
While Tiahrt acknowledged there was some concern about who will control the House, especially in an off-presidential year, it will fall back on congressmen in the individual districts to go back home and talk about what they have done to make the country safe and the economy strong.
Tiahrt also reminded farmers of his support of agricultural programs in the face of opposition from more urban lawmakers.
Tiahrt, 55, was born in Vermillion, S.D., and now lives in Goddard.
www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/news/local/15513786.htm   (734 words)

  
 Arkcity.net: Community - Tiahrt takes on 'activist judges' 07/07/05
In the meeting held in City Hall, Tiahrt said, "We have to have good schools, but for the courts to do that, I think is improper," said Tiahrt, who spent an hour discussing various issues with 30 Arkansas City residents attending the meeting.
Tiahrt addressed issues ranging from illegal aliens to the Patriot Act, from rising health care costs to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's refusal to allow Creekstone Farms to test for mad cow disease.
Tiahrt is joined on the tour by, from left, Ellen and Jean Snell; his aides, Chuck Knapp and Robert Noland, along with Yazmin Wood, president/CEO of the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce.
www.arkcity.net /stories/070705/com_0001.shtml   (1356 words)

  
 Tiahrt expected to run for whip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) is expected to announce that he will run for majority whip Monday, making him the fourth candidate in the race for a job that has yet to become open.
Tiahrt's candidacy could complicate Cantor's march to the majority whip's office by drawing away some of his supporters.
Tiahrt is a popular member of the whip team and was among a handful of members Blunt considered for the chief deputy whip position before he chose Cantor for that job.
www.thehill.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/010406/tiahrt.html   (323 words)

  
 Project Vote Smart - Representative Tiahrt - Interest Group Ratings
Spring 05 Representative Tiahrt supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 13 percent in Spring 05.
Spring 04 Representative Tiahrt supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 13 percent in Spring 04.
Fall 2004 Representative Tiahrt supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 50 percent in Fall 2004.
vote-smart.org /issue_rating_category.php?can_id=CNIP7814&...+Issues   (9078 words)

  
 Lawmaker Produces for NRA (Gun grabbers cry about Todd Tiahrt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas) is getting the attention of gun-control advocates as his sponsorship of pro-gun bills increases, the Wichita Eagle reported July 19.
A Candlelight vigil for the Tiahrt family was held by a neighbor across the street at 7 PM last night.
Todd Tiahrt is a Republican from Goddard who represents the 4th District in Congress.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1179048/posts   (849 words)

  
 CJ Online Government: Legislator says paying on federal debt key 01/31/98
Tiahrt said 330 government programs have been eliminated since January 1965, and "we ought to check new programs and make sure they're paid for," he said, instead of proposing $40 billion in new spending, as Clinton did in this year's annual address.
Tiahrt cited a Caldwell company that exports portable oil drilling equipment and said for that reason alone he supports curing the current Asian financial flu -- but not blindly.
Tiahrt referred only indirectly to the president's investigative troubles, reporting he talked to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman recently about the special prosecutor law Glickman helped draft.
www.cjonline.com /stories/013198/gov_tiahrt.html   (523 words)

  
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Todd Tiahrt (pronounced TEE-heart) was born in Vermillion, S.D., and resides in Goddard, Kan. Tiahrt received a bachelor's degree from Evangel College in Springfield, Mo., and a master's degree in business administration from Southwest Missouri State University.
Tiahrt was elected to the state Senate in 1992.
Todd Tiahrt was elected to the U.S. House in an upset in 1994, defeating nine-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Glickman with 53 percent of the vote.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22761   (285 words)

  
 Hotline On Call: WHIP UPDATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) today announced his intention to run for the office of Majority Whip in the event Speaker J. Dennis Hastert calls for an election for the position.
Tiahrt said he got in the race at the urging of several members who believe the American people are frustrated with the current perception of the Republican Party in Washington, D.C. and want new faces on the leadership team.
Tiahrt, elected in 1994 when Republicans gained the House majority after nearly 40 years in the minority, has been a member of the whip organization since 1995.
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com /archives/2006/01/whip_update.html   (518 words)

  
 Todd Tiahrt News
Many area firefighters told U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt Thursday there is a risk they could lose some of their fleet because of federal rules.
The tagline from a new ad by Wichita-area Congressman Todd Tiahrt is "The safety of American ports must never be sold off to a foreign bidder." It ends a spot that seems aimed at distancing himself from the...
Todd Tiahrt on Friday recalled visiting Arkansas City after the devastating 1998 flood.
www.topix.net /us-house/todd-tiahrt   (647 words)

  
 LJWorld.com : Dole Institute - dedication
Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) began serving the 4th District of Kansas in Congress in 1995.
Todd is a champion of taxpayers and those who believe in the traditional American values of integrity, faith and family.
Todd grew up on his family's farm where, at a young age, he learned the values of hard work and frugality.
www.ljworld.com /specials/kudole/bios/tiart.html   (517 words)

  
 The Idiot Factor: Todd Tiahrt's folly (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
One television commercial for Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, recounts how he disagreed with President Bush earlier this year on the Dubai port deal.
It would seem that the purpose of the commercial is either to distance Tiahrt a bit from a struggling president or to counter criticism that he is a GOP soldier who does whatever the president orders.
Todd Tiahrt is one politician from Kansas who has constantly tried to re-write history.
tiahrtfolly.blogspot.com.cob-web.org:8888   (1819 words)

  
 Representative Todd Tiahrt - Fourth Congressional District of Kansas
Representative Todd Tiahrt - Fourth Congressional District of Kansas
Todd is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our nation's veterans and their families by supporting legislation that fulfills America's promises to them both now and into the future.
Todd pledges to continue to fight for full concurrent receipt as he has done so since becoming a Member of Congress.
www.house.gov /tiahrt/text/communications/key_issues/veterans.htm   (578 words)

  
 Todd Tiahrt (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Todd Tiahrt grew up on his family's farm where, at a young age, he learned the values of family and faith.
Todd began serving the 4th District of Kansas in Congress in 1995.
Todd has earned his reputation as a champion of taxpayers and those who believe in traditional American values.
www.toddtiahrt.com.cob-web.org:8888   (180 words)

  
 Plain Talk-Schools Rep. Todd Tiahrt will speak on Iraq war at USD 02/13/04 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Tiahrt grew up on his family's farm where, at a young age, he learned the values of hard work and frugality.
Before his service in Congress, Tiahrt was employed with the Boeing Company in Wichita for nearly 14 years, where he worked on various aerospace projects including the Space Station, Air Force One and the Comanche Helicopter.
Tiahrt attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and later transferred to Evangel College where he graduated and met his wife Vicki.
www.vermillionsd.com.cob-web.org:8888 /stories/021304/sch_0212040016.html   (359 words)

  
 WE Blog: Test of Tiahrt’s vote-counting skills
Or maybe Tiahrt is just throwing his hat in the ring to further his name for later leadership runs and re-election campaigns.
And the strategy to defeat Tiahrt won't be to link him to Jack Aoff, it'll be to do unto to him as he did unto Glickman.
Tiahrt is always sure he will win when he loses in ICT because he knows that the single issue vote out in the rural part of the district will always go for him.
blogs.kansas.com /weblog/2006/01/test_of_tiahrts.html   (1032 words)

  
 Tiahrt’s path to power takes a new turn in his bid for whip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the 18 months since 16-year-old Luke Tiahrt died by suicide, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) has maintained a frenetic pace of legislative and political activity, which culminated in January when he jumped into the race for majority whip.
If Rogers is running as the outsider, Tiahrt is casting himself as the outsider on the inside — a new face with a combination of corporate know-how and old-school political skills to win votes.
Two days before an expected vote, Tiahrt said about half of the 232 GOP lawmakers remain undecided and that with three candidates for majority leader, four candidates running for majority whip and four more for policy chairman, lawmakers are suffering from phone fatigue.
www.hillnews.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/020206/tiahrt.html   (686 words)

  
 CCCU : CHEM > Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
So the Tiahrts built their life in Wichita, Kan., where Todd spent 13 years working for Boeing Company on aerospace projects including the Space Station, Air Force One and the Comanche Helicopter.
In 1993, Todd Tiahrt became Congressman Tiahrt, serving in the Kansas Senate until 1995.
Todd Tiahrt is one politician whose actions match his poetic words.
www.cccu.org /chem/profileID.47/profile.asp   (500 words)

  
 The GOP Auction House: Todd Tiahrt of Kansas
Tiahrt voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
Tiahrt voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
Tiahrt opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
www.dccc.org /gopauctionhouse/members/ToddTiahrtKS-4.html   (776 words)

  
 Accuracy In Media - Guest Columns - Rep. Todd Tiahrt - The Case For CARFA, Part Two
Editor's Note: The following excerpted testimony was delivered by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) this Wednesday before the House Budget Committee.
Tiahrt addressed the problem of federal overspending in yesterday's excerpt.
Todd Tiahrt (R) represents the 4th Congressional District of Kansas.
www.aim.org /publications/guest_columns/tiahrt/2004/mar05.html   (907 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Tiahrt advocates national sales tax to help create jobs Ken Vandruff A national sales tax is just one part of a package that U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, says will help prevent outsourcing of jobs overseas and aid the creation of jobs at home.
Poll finds Tiahrt still leads Nolla in 4th District race TOPEKA - With two weeks left before the Nov 5 election, Todd Tiahrt, the congressman from the 4th District, is still ahead, according to a poll released Monday.
Incumbent Republican Todd Tiahrt leads Democratic challenger Carlos Nolla, 52 percent to 41 percent, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KWCH Eyewitness News 12 and The Wichita Eagle.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=tiahrt   (1430 words)

  
 Todd Tiahrt - Congresspedia
Todd Tiahrt is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 4th Congressional District of Kansas (map), which is based in Wichita.
Tiahrt attended Evangel College and received an M.B.A. from Southwest Missouri State University.
Tiahrt was notable in the 109th Congress as a champion of proposals to create sunset commissions, unelected commissions with the power to recommend whether programs live, die, or get realigned.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Todd_Tiahrt   (472 words)

  
 Congressman who defended DeLay says three fundraisers with Abramoff associates went unreported - CREW
Tiahrt’s office declined to identify who held the fundraiser, saying only that those they had worked with had left the firm.
Tiahrt’s office wouldn't say who they worked with at Abramoff’s former firm, but did say that some lobbyists employed at the firm who worked with Abramoff—including Kevin Ring, Todd Boulanger, and Jim Hirni—sounded familiar.
In February, Tiahrt’s campaign reported two $1,500 in-kind donations for the use of an MCI Center skybox in March 2002 and February 2003.
citizensforethics.org /press/pressclip.php?view=205   (1143 words)

  
 NRA-ILA :: Current Legislation - State
Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), has recently come under attack from anti-gun media and gun control advocates for offering an amendment to the 2005 Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill that would preclude the disclosure of personally identifying data about the nation`s gun owners.
Tiahrt introduced the amendment in response to a recent New York City court ruling that said the city could use federal gun records in its "public nuisance" lawsuit against the firearms industry.
Charles Knapp, a spokesman for Rep. Tiahrt said the bill is designed to protect law enforcement by preventing sensitive information about gun investigations from leaking to the public.
www.nraila.org /CurrentLegislation/Read.aspx?ID=1146   (455 words)

  
 Rep. Todd Tiahrt and BTK | Voice For Liberty in Wichita
Congressman Todd Tiahrt has secured $1 million for use by the Wichita Police Department in the omnibus appropriations bill that goes before the House of Representatives on Monday.
The bill has already passed the Senate, Tiahrt spokesman Chuck Knapp said, and approval by the House is expected to be a formality.
Here The Wichita Eagle reports that U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt secured one million dollars from the federal government to help pay for costs related to the investigation of the BTK serial killer.
wichitaliberty.org /node/105   (356 words)

  
 AndoverNet -- NEWS ALERT: Tiahrt Threatens 'Lethal Military Attack' if Burnhams Are Harmed
News reports from the Philippines and the U.S state the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, which is holding Martin and Gracia Burnham hostage in the Philippines, has called off any negotiations for their release and has threatened to kill the couple.
Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) went to the Philippines earlier this year to meet with government and military leaders.
"(Tiahrt) is pressing the Pentagon and the Philippine government to allow U.S. troops to move to Phase Two of their mission in the Philippines," Knapp said.
www.andovernet.com /updates/347.html   (309 words)

  
 The Idiot Factor: Todd Tiahrt's folly: No opposition from Republicans in today’s vote
Todd Tiahrt had no opposition in the primary race today.
Most people in his district are completely sick of him, but his organization, zombie religious backing and wads of cash make him a difficult target.
Tiahrt is a friend of business and business only
tiahrtfolly.blogspot.com /2006/08/no-opposition-from-republicans-in.html   (159 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I have recently received word of the death of Todd and Vicki Tiahrt's youngest child Luke.
Luke, 16, was born November 13, 1987 and was found dead in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 24 in the Tiahrt's Virginia home.
Please join me and my family in lifting the Tiahrt family in prayer, asking that God's presence is tangible and sustains the Tiahrt family.
www.accesskansas.org /ksag/Press/2004/0725Tiahrt.html   (199 words)

  
 USAID Health: Family Planning, Overview, Tiahrt Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In October 1998, Congress enacted an amendment initiated by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), reaffirming and further elaborating standards for voluntary family planning service delivery projects to protect family planning "acceptors," that is, the individual clients receiving services (see Box).
USAID incorporated the Tiahrt provisions into all agreements with organizations that assist family planning service delivery projects and has communicated them to staff of USAID, implementing partners, and host country counterparts.
No numerical targets or quotas of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular family planning method, although quantitative estimates or indicators used for budgeting or planning purposes are permissible.
www.usaid.gov /our_work/global_health/pop/tiahrtpolicy.html   (805 words)

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