Mike Pompeo
| Mike Pompeo | |
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| 6th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John O. Brennan |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district |
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| In office January 3, 2011 – January 23, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Tiahrt |
| Succeeded by | Ron Estes |
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| Born | Michael Richard Pompeo December 30, 1963 Orange, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Pompeo |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1986–1991[1] |
| Rank |  Captain[1] |
| Unit | 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division[2] |
Michael Richard Pompeo (born December 30, 1963, Orange, California) is an American politician. He is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since January 2017. He has been the U.S. Representative for KS's 4th congressional district from 2011 through 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He has also served as a Kansas representative on the Republican National Committee.
On November 18, 2016, he was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be Trump's nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[3] The United States senate confirmed his nomination and he assumed office on January 23, 2017.
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Early life[change | change source]
Pompeo was born in Orange, California.[4][5]
He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he majored in Mechanical Engineering, graduating first in his class in 1986 and serving in the Regular Army as an Armor Branch cavalry officer from 1986 to 1991.[6] He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.[7]
United States Representative (2011–2017)[change | change source]
In the 2010 Kansas Republican primary for the 4th District Congressional seat, Pompeo defeated State Senator Jean Schodorf (who received 24%), Wichita businessman Wink Hartman (who received 23%), and small business owner Jim Anderson (who received 13%).[8] In the general election, Pompeo defeated Democratic nominee State Representative Raj Goyle. Pompeo received 59% of the vote (117,171 votes), to 36% for Goyle (71,866).[9]
Pompeo has been on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the following 3 subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, and the Subcommittee on the CIA. He is also on the House Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.[10]
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (since 2017)[change | change source]
On November 18, 2016, President Trump announced that he would nominate Pompeo to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[11]
On January 23, 2017, the United States senate approved of Pompeo's nomination and soon afterwards assumed the position of CIA Director replacing John O. Brennan.
Personal life[change | change source]
Pompeo is married to Susan Pompeo. They have one child together. They live in Wichita, Kansas.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (2011). "Once a Soldier... Always a Soldier". Legislative Agenda. Association of the United States Army. http://www.ausa.org/legislation/congressionalinfo/Documents/OAS%20112th%20Congress.pdf. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Biography – Congressman Mike Pompeo". house.gov. http://pompeo.house.gov/biography/.
- ↑ Office of the President Elect and of the Vice President Elect (2016-11-18). "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Selects U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency". Press release. https://www.greatagain.gov/news/president-elect-donald-j-trump-selects-us-senator-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-lt-gen-michael.html. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ↑ Jarlson, Gary (May 31, 1986). "Santa Ana Cadet Wins Top West Point Honor". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1986-05-31/local/me-8260_1_west-point. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Teresa (October 20, 2010). "Pompeo Visits Mother's Childhood Home". The Wellington Daily News. http://www.wellingtondailynews.com/article/20101020/NEWS/310209896. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Congressman Mike Pompeo". http://pompeo.house.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ Lefler, Dion (2010-07-29). "Pompeo hopes varied background gives him edge". Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/23/1415735/pompeo-hopes-varied-background.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ Lefler, Dion; Ron Sylvester (2010-08-03). "Pompeo, Goyle to Meet in 4th District race". Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/2010/08/03/1431486/hard-fought-battle-nears-end-in.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04. "Republican National Committeeman Mike Pompeo survived a bruising GOP primary and Rep. Raj Goyle of Wichita steamrolled his Democratic opponent to set up the general election battle in the Kansas 4th Congressional District."
- ↑ "House Results Map". The New York Times. http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/house. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ Lowry, Bryan (2014-05-09). "Rep. Mike Pompeo appointed to Benghazi investigation committee". Kansas.com. http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article1142515.html. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Selects U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency". President Elect Donald J. Trump. https://www.greatagain.gov/news/president-elect-donald-j-trump-selects-us-senator-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-lt-gen-michael.html. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Congressman Mike Pompeo official U.S. House site
- Mike Pompeo for Congress
- Mike Pompeo at the Open Directory Project
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Profile at Notable Names Database
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Maplight Campaign Contributions
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