Kansas Republican Pat Roberts will retire, setting up open seat race for Senate
Source: Kansas City Star
Sen. Pat Roberts won’t pursue another run for U.S. Senate, a decision that’s likely to trigger a bitter primary showdown between some of Kansas’ most prominent Republicans.
Roberts, R-Kansas, will make his announcement in Manhattan, Kansas, the home of his alma mater Kansas State University. He spoke at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, a symbolic location after the 82-year-old Republican shepherded the farm bill to congressional passage with historic majorities last month.
The decision is the beginning of the end for Roberts’ half century-long congressional career, including 12 years a Capitol Hill aide to Kansas lawmakers before he became a congressman in 1981.
He was Kansas’ longest-serving member of Congress — which ensured he gained clout and plum leadership roles on Capitol Hill, but also made him vulnerable to attack for being out of touch with Kansans.
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