Oh, Happy Day. Pat Roberts, R-somewhere, won't seek re-election in Kansas

https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190104/us-sen-pat-roberts-to-retire-wont-seek-re-election-in-2020

MANHATTAN — U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, an unapologetic Republican and champion of Midwest production agriculture, won’t seek a fifth term and intends to retire at close of a 40-year career in elective politics representing Kansas in Washington, D.C.

Roberts plans to announce Friday during a news conference at offices of the Kansas Department of Agriculture, near campus of his alma mater Kansas State University, that he would remain in the Senate through the 2020 election cycle rather than depart early.

The retirement is expected to set off a scramble in the Republican and Democratic parties ahead of elections in two years. U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, who represents Roberts’ former House district, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a former congressman from Wichita, have been noted as potential GOP candidates.

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Roberts has been a pro-life conservative who opposed same-sex marriage and maintained an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association. He’s been a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act signed by President Barack Obama.

He also proposed opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil and urged Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.

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Roberts hasn't lived in Kansas for many, many years. In his own words, he 'rented an armchair in Western Kansas from a friend' when he had to be here.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/kansas-senator-doesnt-really-live-kansas

Buh bye, now.