The Washington Lobbyist would consider running for the senatorial seat for Kansas in 2020 if senator Pat Roberts retires as it is expected of him. The Washington lobbyist in January was fielding calls about the retirement of Pat Roberts. The Kansas city star reported that Roberts, aged 82, would announce his retirement after his four terms of leadership.
Schlapp has a strong sup[port from Trump and his wife who works in the White House but has to face stiff competition from republicans secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. Pompeo is considered a strong candidate to take over after Roberts’s retirement. Other names mentioned as potential Republican candidates include former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer; Rep. Roger Marshall; and Milton Wolf, who nearly ousted Roberts in the 2014 GOP primary.
