Representative Todd Tiahrt - Fourth Congressional District of Kansas

Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) began serving the 4th District of Kansas in Congress in 1995. He was appointed to the powerful House Appropriations Committee in 1997 and to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2005. He also serves as a Deputy Majority Whip.

Todd is a champion of taxpayers and those who believe in the traditional American values of integrity, faith and family. Todd grew up on his family’s farm where, at a young age, he learned the values of hard work and frugality.

Before his service in Congress, he was employed by the Boeing Company in Wichita for nearly 14 years, where he worked on various aerospace projects including the Space Station, Air Force One and the Comanche Helicopter.

As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Todd is in a unique position to fight for the interests of all Kansans and for fiscal responsibility in the federal budget process. All discretionary spending bills pass through this important committee. Todd serves on the Defense and Transportation/THUD (Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia) Subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee.

Todd has leveraged his seniority on the powerful panel to exempt Kansas from the restrictive Wright Amendment that hindered competitive air service between Wichita and Dallas/Ft. Worth. As Vice Chairman of the Transportation Subcommittee, Todd has been instrumental in securing federal dollars for important airport runway upgrades throughout the 4th District, as well as research grants for Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

In addition to assisting Kansas communities with important public works projects, education grants and environmental remediation, Todd led the way to secure critical federal relief for those families devastated by floods in the late 1990’s.

Todd serves as chairman of the Economic Competitiveness Caucus and co-chairman of the House Jobs Action Team. He is leading the effort to help keep and create high-quality, high-paying jobs in Kansas and the U.S. Under Todd’s leadership in advancing the House competitiveness initiative, the House of Representatives passed more than 60 pieces of legislation in 2004 and 2005 directly related to increasing the ability of U.S. workers to compete in a global economy.

As a member of Congress, Todd has received numerous honors for his voting record on behalf of taxpayers, seniors and American families, including the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, being named a Super Friend of Seniors, a Champion of Private Property Rights and a Taxpayer’s Hero.

Todd attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and later transferred to Evangel College where he graduated and met his wife Vicki. Todd went on to earn his MBA from Southwest Missouri State. Todd and Vicki were blessed with three children, Jessica, John and Luke.