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Pat Roberts | |
|---|---|
 Roberts in 2015 | |
| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Kassebaum |
| Succeeded by | Roger Marshall |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Graham |
| Succeeded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| In office November 19, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Smith |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| Chair of the House Agriculture Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Kika de la Garza |
| Succeeded by | Robert Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Sebelius |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Patrick Roberts April 20, 1936 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Franki Fann (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Kansas State University (BA) |
| Website | Senate website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant |
Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1981 to 1997, before his election to the Senate.
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Roberts is a graduate of Kansas State University. He served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as a newspaper reporter before entering politics in the late 1960s. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 to succeed 1st District Congressman Keith Sebelius, for whom he had worked. He served eight terms in the House, including one as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Roberts was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. On the Intelligence Committee, he was responsible for an investigation into the intelligence failures prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He was the dean of Kansas's congressional delegation and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee (ANF). He is the first person to chair both the House and the Senate agriculture committees.[1]
On January 4, 2019, Roberts announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020.[2] He was succeeded by Representative Roger Marshall of Great Bend on January 3, 2021.
- ^ Berman, Russell (March 12, 2015). "The Senate: Trumping the House for Over 200 Years". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts not to seek reelection". WashingtonPost.com. January 4, 2019.