Kiowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Greensburg. As of the 2020 census,the county population was 2,460. The county is named after the Kiowa tribe.
Greensburg is a city in,and the county seat of,Kiowa County,Kansas,United States. As of the 2020 United States census,the population of the city was 740. It is home to the world's largest hand-dug well.
William Todd Tiahrt is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994,defeating 18-year incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Glickman. He ran in 2010 for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. He lost to fellow Republican U.S. Representative Jerry Moran of Hays,Kansas,50%–45%.
Kansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Based in the south central part of the state,the district encompasses the city of Wichita,the largest city in Kansas,three universities,Arkansas City,and the State of Kansas's only national airport.
The Kansas Republican Party is the state affiliate political party in Kansas of the United States Republican Party. The Kansas Republican Party was organized in May 1859.
From May 4–6,2007,a major and damaging tornado outbreak significantly affected portions of the Central United States. The most destructive tornado in the outbreak occurred on the evening of May 4 in western Kansas,where about 95% of the city of Greensburg in Kiowa County was destroyed by an EF5 tornado,the first of the new Enhanced Fujita Scale and such intensity since the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. The supercell killed 13 people,including 11 in Greensburg and two from separate tornadoes. At least 60 people were injured in Greensburg alone. It was the strongest tornado of an outbreak which included several other tornadoes reported across Oklahoma,Colorado,Kansas and South Dakota that occurred on the same night.
The 1905 Snyder,Oklahoma,tornado was a powerful tornado that struck the town of Snyder,Oklahoma,in Kiowa County on Wednesday,May 10,1905. The event was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the state of Oklahoma. The cyclone killed 97 people,making it the second most deadly tornado in Oklahoma history. The tornado was part of a larger,multiple-day tornado outbreak that hit several states across the Midwestern United States,including Kansas,Oklahoma,and Missouri.
The 2010 congressional elections in Kansas were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would survive the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has 4 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
Rajeev Kumar Goyle is a Democratic politician from Kansas,who represented the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for Kansas's 4th congressional district.
Ronald Gene Estes is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district since April 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 to 2017.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
The Kansas 2012 general elections were held on November 6,2012. Primary elections were held on August 7,2012.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,LaTurner was the 40th Kansas state treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kansas on November 4,2014. Primary elections were held on August 5.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wichita,Kansas,USA.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
A special election was held on April 11,2017,to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 4th congressional district after the incumbent,Mike Pompeo,resigned because of his nomination by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Republican Ron Estes received 52.2% of the vote and won,while runner-up Democrat James Thompson lost with 46% of the vote.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
