Mike Pompeo

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Eyewitness News wants you to hear all of the sides before you cast your vote in the November general election. This week, we are giving you the chance to meet the candidates running for the Fourth Congressional District. REP. MIKE POMPEO (R) As you watch the national debates and news reports on TV, I hope you know that I'm not going to sound like any of that. I'm not a professional politician. And I'm not a television personality. I'm just Mike Pompeo. And, blessedly, I've been a Kansan most of my adult life.

Republican Mike Pompeo is running for U.S. House of Representatives District 4 which includes the Wichita metro area. In one of his latest ads he claims Democratic opponent Raj Goyle supports amnesty for illegals. Claim:   "In the army Mike Pompeo led a tank platoon to secure the West German border. In congress he'll secure America’s border. " The ad refers to Pompeo's effort to secure the West German border before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Pompeo was in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 1991.

It may be a sign that the race for the 4th Congressional District is heating up.  The head of the Republican National Committee made a stop in Wichita this afternoon -- to stump for candidate Mike Pompeo.  He brought something aside from celebrity with him. It's not unusual to have someone with some clout drum up support for a politician.     Steve Funk, a Pompeo supporter, listed off people who have spoken with Pompeo in the past.  "And it's been Brownback, it's been Moran, it's been Roberts.

New members of Congress are heading to Washington, and Kansas is sending THREE of them. Mike Pompeo's staff opened up a temporary office in Wichita on Tuesday. The newly-elected Congressman, along with Tim Huelskamp and the other freshmen finished orientation recently. Kevin Yoder will represent the second district. They went through classes on how to set up their district offices, they took a group photo, and also chose an office in the Capitol.

Raj Goyle says he's standing by his latest ad despite a call by the Republican Party to pull it. Kansas Republican leaders call it misleading and dishonest. The commercial begins, "On creating jobs Mike Pompeo has done and said some troubling things.  As a businessman Mike Pompeo outsources jobs to Mexico instead of creating them here at home.” As FactFinder 12 has told you before, as former owner of a Wichita aerospace company, Mike Pompeo did create jobs in Mexico.

Freshman congressman Mike Pompeo from Kansas' Fourth District has been named to two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Officials with Pompeo's office say he will serve on the Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.       According to Pompeo's office, the Energy and Power subcommittee deals with issues including national energy policy, renewable resources, energy regulation, utility issues and even regulation of nuclear facilities.

Candidate Raj Goyle’s campaign is responding to the latest FactFinder 12 Scientific Survey that shows Mike Pompeo in the lead heading into election night. The survey shows Pompeo with 54% of the vote.  Raj Goyle has 38%.  SurveyUSA interviewed 800 adults from Kansas' 4th Congressional District 10/25/10 through 10/28/10. Of them, 680 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 534 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the 11/02/10 general election.

Members of the Kansas congressional delegation were among those who attended a celebration in Winfield Thursday. The event marked the $26.6 million expansion of the Rubbermaid facility. It also included the groundbreaking of a neighboring 500,000 square foot distribution facility. " Any NFL football game, when you see it has a gatorade cooler on it was something that was made here in Winfield, Kansas," said Newell Rubbermaid CEO Michael Polk. Rubbermaid announced the facility's expansion in late 2011 saying 200 jobs would be relocated from Texas.

Eyewitness News wants you to hear all of the sides before you cast your vote in the November general election. This week, we are giving you the chance to meet the candidates running for the Fourth Congressional District. REP. MIKE POMPEO (R) As you watch the national debates and news reports on TV, I hope you know that I'm not going to sound like any of that. I'm not a professional politician. And I'm not a television personality. I'm just Mike Pompeo. And, blessedly, I've been a Kansan most of my adult life.

Eyewitness News wants you to hear all of the sides before you cast your vote in the November general election. This week, we are giving you the chance to meet the candidates running for the Fourth Congressional District. THOMAS JEFFERSON (L) I am Thomas Jefferson and I am the Libertarian candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2012. I am running against the incumbent Mike Pompeo. This picture represents what the pundits and politicians use to illustrate your political position.

Name: Mike Pompeo Phone: Email: kathy.herzog@pompeoforcongress.com

Members of the Kansas congressional delegation were among those who attended a celebration in Winfield Thursday. The event marked the $26.6 million expansion of the Rubbermaid facility. It also included the groundbreaking of a neighboring 500,000 square foot distribution facility. " Any NFL football game, when you see it has a gatorade cooler on it was something that was made here in Winfield, Kansas," said Newell Rubbermaid CEO Michael Polk. Rubbermaid announced the facility's expansion in late 2011 saying 200 jobs would be relocated from Texas.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback toured Reading Monday morning from the air and on the ground. One person died, five were hurt and hundreds of homes and businesses were either damaged or destroyed by an EF-3 tornado Saturday night. Brownback first went up in a helicopter to get a big picture view of the damage.  110 homes were hit, 56 destroyed. Ten businesses were also destroyed. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Don Chesmore who was killed when a tornado hit his mobile home Saturday night and with the many Kansans affected by the violent storms this weekend,” Governor Brownback said.  “Lt.

The decision on whether Boeing or European plane-maker EADS will build the Air Force's next generation refueling tanker could come at anytime. Both companies want to supply the Air Force with an initial order of 179 tankers, with the possibility of hundreds more in the future. The plane-makers are supposed to submit their final bids to the Air Force by Friday. The contract is worth at least $35-40 billion dollars. This week, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, urging him to consider the implications for Kansas and national security in making the decision.

Just days after a shooting in Arizona killed six, and injured 14, including a congress woman, security for lawmakers has become an issue. Some contemplate adding a plexi-glass wall in the House gallery. Some want more gun laws.  Some say they'll carry guns when in their home district. "It's not something you expect," said former Kansas congressman Todd Tiahrt Saturday, "hundreds of times I was in the position she was in and apparently just as vulnerable. " Since Saturday's shooting, the question of security for elected officials has begun to surface.

Freshman congressman Mike Pompeo from Kansas' Fourth District has been named to two subcommittees of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Officials with Pompeo's office say he will serve on the Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.       According to Pompeo's office, the Energy and Power subcommittee deals with issues including national energy policy, renewable resources, energy regulation, utility issues and even regulation of nuclear facilities.

New members of Congress are heading to Washington, and Kansas is sending THREE of them. Mike Pompeo's staff opened up a temporary office in Wichita on Tuesday. The newly-elected Congressman, along with Tim Huelskamp and the other freshmen finished orientation recently. Kevin Yoder will represent the second district. They went through classes on how to set up their district offices, they took a group photo, and also chose an office in the Capitol.

Twenty months on the campaign trail, and finally Mike Pompeo gets a break, sort of. “A small breath and then we're right back at it,” says Pompeo. The clock is ticking. “You have 60 days to build your team and get ready.” But Pompeo has an advantage. He has help from someone who knows Washington and how to build a congressional office. He will fill the seat Congressman Todd Tiahrt has held since 1995.  The two are working together to make the transition smooth.