Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, revealed his senate campaign steering committee today, and the list includes some notable Wichitans, such as Jack Pelton, president of Cessna Aircraft Company and Jay Allbaugh, vice president of Cox Communications.
Tiahrt joins Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, who has also announced that he expects to run in the race to fill Sen. Sam Brownback’s seat. Brownback, who had a short-lived bid for the presidency, is retiring from the senate. Many have also mentioned Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as a Democratic candidate. Talk of that possibility got louder after she did not take any posts in President Obama’s administration.
Here’s the full list of Tiahrt’s steering committee:
Members of the Kansans for Tiahrt Campaign Steering Committee include:
Jay Allbaugh, Wichita
Ron Baldwin, Overland Park
Dr. Gary Benton, Hays
Dr. Scott Crain, DVM, Meade
L.D. Davis, Great Bend
Bill Hanna, Wichita
Lee Harris, Leawood
Mark Heitz, Topeka
Richard Henkle, Garden City
Liz (Zirger) Hochscheid, Overland Park
The Honorable Kasha Kelly, State Representative, Arkansas City
The Honorable Lance Kinzer, State Representative, Olathe
Steve Martens, Wichita
The Honorable Peggy Mast, State Representative, Emporia
Al Maxwell, Topeka
The Honorable Doug Mays, Former Speaker of the Kansas House, Topeka
Sharon Meissner, Topeka
Randy O’Boyle, Manhattan
Jack Pelton, Wichita