Todd Tiahrt (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Kansas (4)
- Birth Date: June 15, 1951
- Occupation: Aerospace Executive
- Religion: Assemblies of God
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/tiahrt
Education
- Evangel University, BA
- Southwest Missouri State University, MBA
Todd Tiahrt (pronounced TEE-heart) was born in Vermillion, S.D., and resides in Goddard, Kan. Tiahrt received a bachelor's degree from Evangel College in Springfield, Mo., and a master's degree in business administration from Southwest Missouri State University.
Tiahrt taught economics, labor relations and personal finance at Evangel College and Kansas Newman College in Wichita. He worked for 13 years for Boeing in marketing and as a proposal manager.
Tiahrt was elected to the state Senate in 1992. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994.
Tiahrt and his wife, Vicki, have three children.
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