Todd Tiahrt

Name:  Todd Tiahrt Office Sought:  United States House - District 4 Political Party:  Republican Website:  www.toddtiahrt.com Education:  BA Evangel College - MBA Southwest Missouri State Civic Activities:  Attend Westlink Christian Church - Member Wichita Downtown Lions Club - Support Local Charities: Victory in the Valley, Orpheum Theater, Kansas African American Museum and Friends of McConnell - Support DC Charities: Little White House, DC Special Olympics and the Capital River Relief Project Profession:  U.S. Congressman  - Aerospace Engineer Previous Office(s)

Former Congressman Todd Tiahrt knew and worked with Gabrielle Giffords. He says the shooting is traumatizing for all elected officials. "An attack on one elected official is an attack on every elected official," Tiahrt said. Tiahrt says he takes this tragedy personally. He worked with Giffords who is now fighting for her life after being shot in the head Saturday at an event in Tucson. Six other people, including an U.D. District Court judge, a 9-year-old girl and an aide to Giffords.

Name: Todd Tiahrt Party: Republican Current Office : U.S. House of Representatives, District 4 First Elected: 11/08/1994 Positions on Issues Voting Record Education: MBA, Marketing, Southwest Missouri State University, 1989 BA, Management, Evangel College, 1975 Attended, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology,...

Call it crunch time for the campaigns. “E-mails, phone calls and sign deliveries…it's exciting,” say Jerry Moran volunteer Gina Adams. Behind every candidate is a team of volunteers.    With less than day to go Jerry Moran’s campaign was on the phone.  Todd Tiahrt’s volunteers lined 21st and Rock waving signs. Last day tactics may vary, but both campaigns say now is not the time to sit back and watch. “Push it to the last minute.

Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16114 Geography Surveyed: Kansas Data Collected: 12/04/2009 - 12/06/2009 Release Date: 12/07/2009 10:50 ET Sponsors: KCTV-TV Kansas City, KWCH-TV Wichita 1.   Asked of 466 Adults   Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.6% If the Republican Primary for United States Senate were today, who would you vote for? Jerry Moran? Or Todd Tiahrt? 37% Moran 34% Tiahrt 29% Undecided Complete Interactive Crosstabs

It's day two of the Republican National Convention in Tampa and delegates from Kansas are making sure they stand out. The delegates dressed up in costumes that represented the state: A wheatshocker is there, a Jayhawk even some characters from the Wizard of Oz. Former congressman Todd Tiahrt dressed as Wyatt Earp. The rest of the delegates wore Chiefs T-Shirts. Delegate Kelly Arnold says this is something many states do but delegates from the state wanted to stand out.

By Roger Cornish (TOPEKA, Kan.) Jerry Moran has widened his lead in campaign cash over Todd Tiahrt as the two Kansas congressmen seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Moran's latest campaign finance report shows he received almost $394,000 in campaign contributions during the last quarter of 2009. He ended the year with $3.71 million in cash. Tiahrt raised about $190,000 in campaign contributions and finished the year with $1.32 million in cash on hand.

By Denise Hnytka (WICHITA, Kan.) Congressman Jerry Moran is running for a seat in the Kansas Senate. His newest ad, called "Truth Test", questions the record of his opponent, Rep. Todd Tiahrt. Claim #1: "Desperate and trailing badly in the polls... " FACT. According to our exclusive Fact Finder 12 Scientific Survey, Moran is ahead in the polls. He has 52 percent, with Tiahrt at 29 percent and 15 percent undecided. It's the Moran campaign that classifies that as desperate.

Claim #1:   “….which is why Todd Tiahrt was named a national tea party hero. " Fact. The Tea Party Express is backing Tiahrt. “We just thought he has been a champion for taxpayers and warranted our support,” says Tea Party Express spokesperson Sal Russo. Watch the Entire Tiahrt Ad Claim #2:   "Sarah Palin endorses Tiahrt" Fact.

It's day two of the Republican National Convention in Tampa and delegates from Kansas are making sure they stand out. The delegates dressed up in costumes that represented the state: A wheatshocker is there, a Jayhawk even some characters from the Wizard of Oz. Former congressman Todd Tiahrt dressed as Wyatt Earp. The rest of the delegates wore Chiefs T-Shirts. Delegate Kelly Arnold says this is something many states do but delegates from the state wanted to stand out.

Former Congressman Todd Tiahrt knew and worked with Gabrielle Giffords. He says the shooting is traumatizing for all elected officials. "An attack on one elected official is an attack on every elected official," Tiahrt said. Tiahrt says he takes this tragedy personally. He worked with Giffords who is now fighting for her life after being shot in the head Saturday at an event in Tucson. Six other people, including an U.D. District Court judge, a 9-year-old girl and an aide to Giffords.

Eighth-graders at Andover Middle School are studying the Boston Tea Party. Tuesday morning, U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt told them today's  Tea Party movement basically wants the same thing as the original one: Fewer taxes and less government control. "The reason they adopted that name is they're trying to voice their disagreement in spending, borrowing and taxing," he said. Tiahrt, a Republican who just ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate, took questions from AMS students for approximately 30 minutes.

SurveyUSA interviewed 2,600 Kansas adults 07/29/10 through 08/01/10. Of them, 2,234 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 837 were determined by SurveyUSA to have already voted or to be likely to vote in the 08/03/10 Republican Primary; 441 were determined by SurveyUSA to have already voted or to be likely to vote in the 08/03/10 Democratic Primary. Advance voting began on 07/15/10. 1   Asked of 837 likely & actual GOP primary voters   Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% [Candidate names rotated]

Call it crunch time for the campaigns. “E-mails, phone calls and sign deliveries…it's exciting,” say Jerry Moran volunteer Gina Adams. Behind every candidate is a team of volunteers.    With less than day to go Jerry Moran’s campaign was on the phone.  Todd Tiahrt’s volunteers lined 21st and Rock waving signs. Last day tactics may vary, but both campaigns say now is not the time to sit back and watch. “Push it to the last minute.

Republican Congressmen Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt have joined the newly formed Tea Party Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. The caucus was formed last week by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). The group’s goal is to promote fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constiution and limited government. There are no Democrats in the Tea Party Caucus which has approx. three dozen members. There are 178 Republicans in the House. Bachmann hopes Democrats will join the caucus, but so far there's no indication any will.

Claim #1:   “….which is why Todd Tiahrt was named a national tea party hero. " Fact. The Tea Party Express is backing Tiahrt. “We just thought he has been a champion for taxpayers and warranted our support,” says Tea Party Express spokesperson Sal Russo. Watch the Entire Tiahrt Ad Claim #2:   "Sarah Palin endorses Tiahrt" Fact.

Congressman Jerry Moran is running for a seat in the Kansas Senate. His newest ad, called "Truth Test", questions the record of his opponent, Rep. Todd Tiahrt. Claim #1: "Desperate and trailing badly in the polls... " FACT. According to our exclusive Fact Finder 12 Scientific Survey, Moran is ahead in the polls. He has 52 percent, with Tiahrt at 29 percent and 15 percent undecided. It's the Moran campaign that classifies that as desperate.

By Eyewitness News A new poll finds Rep. Jerry Moran continuing to lead Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the race for the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. The poll asked the following question: If the Republican Primary for United States Senate were today, who would you vote for? Jerry Moran? Or Todd Tiahrt? Moran - 42% Tiahrt - 32% Londerholm - 5% Undecided - 21% The poll has a margin of error of 4.4 percent plus or minus.