Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo

Republican Party

Prior offices

U.S. House Kansas District 4

Successor: Ron Estes

Predecessor: Todd Tiahrt

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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U.S. Secretary of State

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Education

Bachelor's

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

Law

Harvard University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1986 - 1991

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Business executive

Contact

Official Twitter

Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo served as the 70th U.S. secretary of state. He was a member of President Donald Trump's (R) administration.

Pompeo was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 57-42 on April 26, 2018. He was sworn into office on the same day. Pompeo served until his resignation on January 20, 2021.

Before becoming secretary of state, Pompeo served as the sixth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. He is the first person to have served as both Director of the C.I.A. and as Secretary of State. Pompeo also served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented Kansas' 4th Congressional District from 2011 to 2017.

Biography

Pompeo was born on December 30, 1963, in Orange, California. After graduating from Los Amigos High School, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In 1986, he graduated top of his class with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Following graduation from West Point, Pomeo served as an officer for five years in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany during the Cold War. Following his military service, he went on to receive his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1994, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.

Following law school, Pompeo worked at the law firm Williams and Connolly in Washington D.C. In 1998, Pompeo started Thayer Aerospace (later Nex-Tech Aerospace) with some West Point classmates. In 2006, he sold his interest in the company and became president of Sentry International.

In 2010, Pompeo was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas’s 4th Congressional District. He served in this office until being selected by President Donald Trump to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2016. In 2018, Pompeo was nominated to serve as U.S. Secretary of State. He served until the end of the Trump administration. In 2021, he founded Champion American Values PAC.

Pompeo is married to Susan Pompeo and has one son, Nick.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Pompeo's academic, professional, and political career:

• 2021- present: Founder, Champion American Values PAC
• 2021- present: Fellow, Hudson Institute
• April 26, 2018-January 20, 2021: Secretary of State
• 2017-2018: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• 2011-2017: U.S. Representative from Kansas' 4th Congressional District
• 2006-2010: President, Sentry International
• 1998-2006: Owner, Thayer Aerospace/Nex-Tech Aerospace
• 1994-1996: Attorney, Williams and Connolly, Washington, D.C.
• 1994: Received J.D. from Harvard Law School
• 1986-1991: Served in the United States Army
• 1986: Received B.S. in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point

U.S. Secretary of State (2018-2021)

Senate confirmation vote

On April 26, 2018, the Senate voted 57-42 to confirm Pompeo as secretary of state. All Republicans voted with six Democrats—Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)—and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) to confirm Pompeo. Sen. John McCain, who was receiving treatment for cancer, did not vote.

Mike Pompeo confirmation vote, April 26, 2018
Party	Votes for a	Votes against d	Total votes
Democrats	6	41	47
Republicans	50	0	50
Independents	1	1	2
Total Votes	57	42	99

Nomination

On March 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Pompeo as secretary of state. Trump wrote in a tweet, "Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!"

Pompeo said, “If confirmed, I look forward to guiding the world’s finest diplomatic corps in formulating and executing the President’s foreign policy. In my time as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, I have worked alongside many remarkable Foreign Service officers and Department of State leaders serving here in the United States and on the very edge of freedom.”

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Vote

Nomination tracker
Candidate: Mike Pompeo
Position: Secretary of State
Confirmation progress
a	Announced:	March 20, 2018
a	Hearing:	April 12, 2018
a	Committee:	Senate Foreign Relations Committee
a	Reported:	April 23, 2018 (11-9)
a	Confirmed:	April 26, 2018
a	Vote:	57-42

On April 23, 2018, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee initially voted 11-10 to favorably recommend Pompeo's nomination as secretary of state. After the initial vote, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the committee chairman, said that in order to comply with Senate rules, a majority of those present had to favorably approve the nomination. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who cast his "yes" vote by proxy so he could deliver the eulogy at his friend's funeral, was absent. The vote by those present was 10-10.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) agreed to vote "present" on a second vote, which made the final committee vote 11-9. All Republicans voted for Pompeo, and all Democrats except Coons voted against Pompeo's nomination.

Hearing

Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12, 2018.

During the hearing, he was asked about the Iran nuclear deal, North Korea, religion, and Russia. His responses appear below.

• Pompeo on the Iran nuclear deal: Pompeo said he supported fixing the Iran nuclear deal or withdrawing by May 12, 2018. Pompeo said, “In the event that we conclude that we can’t fix this deal, that these serious shortcomings that you, Sen. Cardin, yourself have identified, then the president is going to be given best advice including by me, and if there’s no chance that we can fix it, I will recommend to the president that we do our level best to work with our allies to achieve a better outcome and a better deal. Even after May 12.”

• Pompeo on regime change in North Korea: “I have never advocated for regime change. I am not advocating for regime change. … Just to be clear, my role as a diplomat is to make sure that we never get to a place where we have to confront the difficult situation in Korea that this country has been head for now for a couple of decades.”

• Pompeo on a potential conversation between Trump and Kim: "I’m optimistic that the United States government can set the conditions for that appropriately so that the president and the North Korean leader can have that conversation [that] will set us down the course of achieving a diplomatic outcome that America so desperately—America and the world so desperately need."

• Pompeo on religion: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) asked Pompeo if he believed that people worshipping gods other than the God of Christianity was a negative thing. Pompeo said that his record showed he has treated people of “each and every faith with the dignity they deserve.” Booker “also asked Pompeo whether he believes that Muslims who fail to speak out against extremist violence are complicit in that violence,” according to The Hill. Pompeo said, “For certain places, for certain forms of violence, there are some who are better positioned — folks who are more credible, more trustworthy, have a more shared experience — and so when it comes to making sure that we don’t have a terrorist brewing in places where Muslims congregate, there’s a special place — they have an opportunity. It’s more than a duty, it’s an opportunity.”

• Pompeo on Russia: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) asked Pompeo if he agreed with a tweet sent by Trump in which he wrote that "much of the bad blood with Russia is caused by the Fake & Corrupt Russia Investigation, headed up by the all Democrat loyalists, or people that worked for Obama." Pompeo said, "The historic conflict between the U.S. and the USSR, and now Russia, is caused by Russian bad behavior."

C.I.A. Director (2017-2018)

President-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Pompeo to be the next director of the CIA on November 18, 2016. The Senate confirmed Pompeo on January 23, 2017, by a vote of 66-32. He served as director until President Trump named him to replace Rex Tillerson as next Secretary of State on March 13, 2018.

U.S. House of Representatives (2011-2017)

Pompeo was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas' 4th Congressional District in 2010. He was re-elected in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He resigned from office upon his nomination to become director of the C.I.A. His committee assignments included the House Intelligence Committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Select Benghazi Committee.

Committee assignments

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2015-2016 Pompeo served on the following committees: Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Power Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on the CIA Members Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi 2013-2014 Pompeo served on the following committees: Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Power United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 2011-2012 Pompeo served on the following House committees: Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Key votes

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114th Congress The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Pompeo's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections. Trade Act of 2015 See also: The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015 Trade adjustment assistance On June 12, 2015, the House rejected the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015—by a vote of 126-302. Trade adjustment assistance (TAA) is a federal program providing American workers displaced by foreign trade agreements with job training and services. The measure was packaged with trade promotion authority (TPA), also known as fast-track authority. TPA is a legislative procedure that allows Congress to define "U.S. negotiating objectives and spells out a detailed oversight and consultation process for during trade negotiations. Under TPA, Congress retains the authority to review and decide whether any proposed U.S. trade agreement will be implemented," according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Pompeo was one of 158 Republicans to vote against TAA. Trade promotion authority On June 12, 2015, the House passed the trade promotion authority (TPA) measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015 —by a vote of 219-211. TPA gives the president fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements sent to Congress without the opportunity for amendment or filibuster. Although the House approved TPA, it was a largely symbolic vote given the measure was part of a package trade bill including trade adjustment assistance (TAA), which was rejected earlier the same day. Pompeo was one of 191 Republicans to support the measure. Trade promotion authority second vote After the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) and trade promotion authority (TPA) did not pass the House together on June 12, 2015, representatives voted to authorize TPA alone as an amendment to HR 2146—the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act—on June 18, 2015. The amendment passed by a vote of 218-208, with all voting members of the House maintaining their original positions on TPA except for Ted Yoho (R-Fla.). Pompeo was one of 190 Republicans to vote in favor of the amendment. Trade adjustment assistance second vote The House passed HR 1295—the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015—on June 25, 2015, by a vote of 286-138. The Senate packaged trade adjustment assistance (TAA) in this bill after the House rejected the TAA measure in HR 1314—the Trade Act of 2015. Along with trade promotion authority (TPA), which Congress passed as part of HR 2146—the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act—TAA became law on June 29, 2015. Pompeo was one of 132 Republicans to vote against HR 1295. Defense spending authorization On May 15, 2015, the House passed HR 1735—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016—by a vote of 269-151. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Pompeo voted with 227 other Republicans and 41 Democrats to approve the bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 18, 2015, by a vote of 71-25. President Barack Obama vetoed the bill on October 22, 2015. On November 5, 2015, the House passed S 1356—the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016—by a vote of 370-58. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included $5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Pompeo voted with 234 other Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill. On November 10, 2015, the Senate passed the bill by a vote of 91-3, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 25, 2015. 2016 Budget proposal On April 30, 2015, the House voted to approve SConRes11, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 226-197. The non-binding resolution was designed to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. All 183 Democrats who voted, voted against the resolution. Pompeo voted with 225 other Republicans to approve the bill. 2015 budget On October 28, 2015, the House passed HR 1314—the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015—by a vote of 266-167. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017. Pompeo voted with 166 Republicans against the bill. It passed the Senate on October 30, 2015. President Barack Obama signed it into law on November 2, 2015. Iran nuclear deal See also: Iran nuclear agreement, 2015 On May 14, 2015, the House approved HR 1191—the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015—by a vote of 400-25. The bill required President Barack Obama to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. Congress had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove, or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Pompeo voted with 18 other Republican representatives against the bill. Approval of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action On September 11, 2015, the House rejected HR 3461—To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran—by a vote of 162-269. The legislation proposed approving the nuclear agreement with Iran. Pompeo voted with 243 Republicans and 25 Democrats against the bill. Suspension of Iran sanctions relief On September 11, 2015, the House approved HR 3460—To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran—by a vote of 247-186. HR 3460 prohibited "the President, prior to January 21, 2017, from: limiting the application of specified sanctions on Iran or refraining from applying any such sanctions; or removing a foreign person (including entities) listed in Attachments 3 or 4 to Annex II of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) from the list of designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury." Pompeo voted with 244 Republicans and two Democrats for the bill. Presidential non-compliance of section 2 On September 10, 2015, the House passed H Res 411—Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015—by a vote of 245-186. Section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 required the president to submit all materials related to the nuclear agreement for congressional review. House Republicans introduced the resolution because two agreements between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran were not submitted to Congress. Pompeo voted with 244 Republicans for the resolution. Export-Import Bank On October 27, 2015, the House passed HR 597—the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015—by a vote of 313-118. The bill proposed reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank and allowing it to resume offering assistance in the form of loans and insurance to foreign companies that wanted to buy U.S. goods. Pompeo voted with 116 Republicans and one Democrat against the bill. USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 2048—the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015—by a vote of 338-88. The legislation revised HR 3199—the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005—by ending the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, requiring increased reporting from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Pompeo voted with 195 Republicans and 142 Democrats to approve the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015. Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act On May 13, 2015, the House passed HR 36—the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act—by a vote of 242-184. The bill proposed prohibiting abortions from being performed after a fetus was determined to be 20 weeks or older. The bill proposed exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. Pompeo voted with 237 Republicans in favor of the bill. Cyber security On April 23, 2015, the House passed HR 1731—the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015—by a vote of 355-63. The bill proposed creating an information sharing program that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. It also proposed including liability protections for companies. Pompeo voted with 219 Republicans and 135 Democrats to approve the bill. On April 22, 2015, the House passed HR 1560—the Protecting Cyber Networks Act—by a vote of 307-116. The bill proposed procedures that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Pompeo voted with 201 Republicans and 105 Democrats in favor of the bill. Immigration On November 19, 2015, the House passed HR 4038—the American SAFE Act of 2015—by a vote of 289-137. The bill proposed instituting additional screening processes for refugees from Iraq and Syria who applied for admission to the U.S. Pompeo voted with 241 Republicans and 47 Democrats in favor of the bill. 113th Congress The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Pompeo's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections. DHS Appropriations Pompeo voted in favor of HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines. Keystone Pipeline Amendment Pompeo voted against House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines. CISPA (2013) Pompeo voted in favor of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party. NDAA Pompeo voted in support of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote. Farm bill On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop. It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states. Pompeo voted with 62 other Republican representatives against the bill. 2014 Budget On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014. The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill. The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Pompeo joined with the 63 other Republicans and 3 Democrats who voted against the bill. Government shutdown See also: United States budget debate, 2013 On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201. At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. Pompeo voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate. The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Pompeo voted against HR 2775. A shutdown solution was signed into law on October 17, 2013, with Pompeo voting against the measure. He released an official statement regarding the shutdown solution: "Washington has once more kicked the can down the road by raising the limit on the government credit card without dealing with the drivers of our national debt. This means fewer jobs, higher taxes, and ordinary Kansans suffering under the ever-increasing, costly burden of Obamacare that will achieve few, if any, of its goals. Today’s legislation may well have averted the ‘crisis of the moment,’ but it did nothing to avert the much greater crisis that is inevitable with our current rate of spending that we must fix immediately." Morton Memos Prohibition Pompeo voted in favor of House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status. The vote largely followed party lines. Healthcare Reform Rules Pompeo voted in favor of House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines. Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act Pompeo voted in favor of HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines. Amash amendment Pompeo voted against House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the Patriot Act. Both parties were split on the vote. HR 676 See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans--Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas-- voted with Democrats against the lawsuit. Pompeo did not vote on the resolution. Previous congressional sessions Fiscal cliff Pompeo voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257-167 vote on January 1, 2013.

Elections

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2016 See also: Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016 Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Pompeo (R) defeated Daniel Giroux (D), Gordon Bakken (L), and Miranda Allen (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Pompeo faced no primary challenger, while Giroux defeated Robert Leon Tillman in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016. U.S. House, Kansas District 4 General Election, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mike Pompeo Incumbent 60.7% 166,998      Democratic Daniel Giroux 29.6% 81,495      Independent Miranda Allen 6.9% 19,021      Libertarian Gordon Bakken 2.8% 7,737 Total Votes 275,251 Source: Kansas Secretary of State U.S. House, Kansas District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Daniel Giroux 51.5% 9,489 Robert Leon Tillman 48.5% 8,936 Total Votes 18,425 Source: Kansas Secretary of State 2014 See also: Kansas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014 Pompeo ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He won the nomination in the Republican primary on August 5, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. U.S. House, Kansas District 4 General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mike Pompeo Incumbent 67% 138,757      Democratic Perry Schuckman 33% 69,396 Total Votes 208,153 Source: Kansas Secretary of State U.S. House, Kansas District 4 Republican Primary, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Mike Pompeo Incumbent 62.6% 43,564 Todd Tiahrt 37.4% 25,977 Total Votes 69,541 Source: Kansas Secretary of State Polls Republican primary Poll Mike Pompeo (Inc.) Todd Tiahrt Undecided Margin of Error Sample Size CMA Strategies July 21-23, 2014 45% 26% 29% +/-4.9 400 SurveyUSA (dead link) July 17-21, 2014 46% 39% 16% +/-4.3 900 SurveyUSA June 16-18, 2014 51% 34% 16% +/-4.3 534 Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org 2012 See also: Kansas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2012 Pompeo ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 4th District. Pompeo won the nomination on the Republican ticket and won re-election in the general election. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was June 11, 2012. The date was originally set for June 1, but a delay in the redistricting process caused the state to push back the filing deadline. The primary elections were held on August 7, 2012. U.S. House, Kansas District 4 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mike Pompeo Incumbent 62.2% 161,094      Democratic Robert Leo Tillman 31.6% 81,770      Libertarian Thomas Jefferson 6.2% 16,058 Total Votes 258,922 Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" Pompeo ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 7, 2012. 2010 On November 2, 2010, Mike Pompeo won election to the United States House. He defeated Raj Goyle (D), Shawn Smith (L), and Susan G. Ducey (Reform) in the general election. U.S. House, Kansas District 4 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mike Pompeo 58.8% 119,575      Democratic Raj Goyle 36.5% 74,143      Libertarian Shawn Smith 2.3% 4,624      Reform Susan G. Ducey 2.5% 5,041 Total Votes 203,383 Polls 2010 A KWCH poll commissioned in August 2010 showed a close race between Pompeo and Democratic candidate Raj Goyle. Kansas' Congressional District 4, 2010 Poll Mike Pompeo (R) Raj Goyle (D) David Moffett (L) Susan Ducey (RP) Undecided Margin of Error Sample Size SurveyUSA (August 9-11, 2010) 49% 42% 4% 1% 5% +/-4.1 604 Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Analysis

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Ideology and leadership See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Pompeo was a "rank-and-file Republican," as of July 31, 2014. This was the same rating Pompeo received in June 2013. Like-minded colleagues The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party. Pompeo most often voted with: Steve Chabot Jim Matheson Pompeo least often voted with: Chris Gibson Janice Schakowsky Lifetime voting record See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack, Pompeo missed 92 of 3,337 roll call votes from January 2011 to September 2015. This amounted to 2.8 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015. National Journal vote ratings See also: National Journal vote ratings Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. 2013 Pompeo ranked 48th in the conservative rankings in 2013. 2012 Pompeo ranked 10th in the conservative rankings in 2012. 2011 Pompeo ranked 15th in the conservative rankings in 2011. Voting with party The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. 2014 Pompeo voted with the Republican Party 96.1 percent of the time, which ranked 28th among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014. 2013 Pompeo voted with the Republican Party 96.8 percent of the time, which ranked 95th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Pompeo's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Immigration: The Obama Administration is failing at keeping our nation safe by ensuring that we control who enters our country. We must start by enforcing current law – thus preventing the vast majority of the illegal immigration that puts our nation at risk today. We will then need to increase the security along the U.S. border with Mexico. We also need to increase the security on all fronts, including airports and seaports. We must never forget that there are people in this world who still want to kill Americans and wreak havoc within our great country. Healthcare: The passage of Obamacare set us down a path that will deeply change the relationship between our government and its citizens. I am proud to have voted for the complete repeal of Obamacare. A replacement for it will lead our nation to a healthcare system guided by the real needs of doctors and the patients they serve – not insurers, not the federal government and not a bureaucracy that today parcels out healthcare to those it deems worthy. Job Growth: As your congressman, I have tirelessly fought for private sector job growth here in America. For years, the federal government has stood in the way of new jobs through needless regulations, more mandates, and wasteful spending that prop up special interests and creates unfair competition with the private sector. Instead, I have stood up for the rights of entrepreneurs and small business owners to cut the regulatory red tape that has strangled their growth. I will continue to work hard to encourage companies of all sizes to keep jobs in America. Strong National Defense: We cannot stick our head in the sand and ignore the fact that countries with unstable leadership like Iran and North Korea are expanding their nuclear capabilities. Terrorists continue to seek a way to destroy the American way of life. And instead of standing with Israel and other long-standing allies, the Obama Administration has far too often bowed to our enemies and capitulated to those that seek to do us harm. Taxes: I have consistently and unrelentingly fought every attempt to raise your taxes. I understand that the best way to stimulate our economy and provide more jobs is to lower the burden that places on our families and businesses.	”
—Mike Pompeo's campaign website, http://www.votemikepompeo.com/issues/

Noteworthy events

Possible 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee

See also: Vice presidential candidates, 2024

Media reports have discussed Pompeo as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate. Former President Donald Trump (R) became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on March 12, 2024, and is expected to select a running mate ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC), which will take place from July 15 to 18.

In 2020, President Joe Biden (D) announced Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate six days before the start of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). In 2016, both Hillary Clinton (D) and Trump announced their running mates three days before the DNC and RNC, respectively.

North Korea-United States Singapore Summit (2018)

While C.I.A. Director, but after it was announced that he would become Secretary of State, Pompeo took an unannounced trip to North Korea on Easter weekend in April 2018. Pompeo met with Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to discuss a possible summit between Kim and President Trump. Kim and Trump met in Singapore in June 2018 in what was the first meeting between leaders of the two countries.

Remarks during visit to Saudi Arabia (2018)

See also: Federal policy on Arab states of the Persian Gulf, 2017-2018

In 2018, Pompeo said that the U.S. would continue to work with Saudi Arabia to defend its borders and that Iran’s involvement in the region through the Houthi rebels in Yemen was a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2018)

See also: Federal policy on Iran, 2017-2020

After withdrawal from the JCPOA in May of 2018, Pompeo announced the United State’s desire to “1. Apply the strongest possible financial pressure; 2. Deter any Iranian aggression; 3. Advocate for Iranian people; 4. Seek bold new steps with not only our allies & partners, but with Iran as well.” Pompeo said that the U.S. would be working to eliminate threats from Iran by building a global effort to increase sanctions and to end Iran’s terrorist activities throughout the world. He also reiterated the United State’s position that Iran is “the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world, and we are determined to make sure it never possesses a nuclear weapon. The Iran deal in its current form does not provide that assurance."

Reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to NATO (2018)

See also: Federal policy on NATO, 2017-2020

After being sworn in as secretary of state, Pompeo reaffirmed the U.S.' commitment to NATO. Pompeo discussed the threat that Russia posed to NATO-member nations and that “the United States has made abundantly clear that NATO should not return to business as usual with Russia until Moscow shows a clear change in its actions and complies with international law." He also called “on NATO to increase its interactions with regional organizations that are fighting terrorism.”

Response to President Donald Trump's (R) meeting with Kim Jong-un (2018)

See also: Federal policy on North Korea, 2017-2020

Ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un, Pompeo discussed the U.S.' goals for the meeting and the relationship with North Korea. He said, "In light of how many flimsy agreements the United States has made in previous years, this President will ensure that no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the North Korean threat. The ultimate objective we seek from diplomacy with North Korea has not changed. The complete and verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is the only outcome that the United States will accept.” He said that “President Trump is hopeful, but he’s also going into the summit with his eyes wide open. …The President recognizes that North Korea has great potential, and he looks forward to a day when sanctions on the DPRK can begin to be removed. However, that cannot happen until the DPRK completely and verifiably eliminates its weapons of mass destruction programs.”

Assasination of Iranian Qasem Soleimani (2020)

Pompeo was influential in President Trump’s decision to have Iranian general Qassem Soleimani killed by drone strike in January 2020. According to the Pentagon, Soleimani was “responsible for ‘the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more." Pompeo later said the strike was ordered upon evidence that “Soleimani was engaged in a plot to kill another 500 Americans.”

Declaration against China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims (2021)

On his last day as Secretary of State, Pompeo announced that the State Department had determined that China was committing ongoing genocide against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Province. In response, the next day China announced sanctions against Pompeo, and other Trump-administration officials, banning them and their families from traveling to China and doing business with China.

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Pompeo endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio

Personal Gain Index

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See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics: Changes in Net Worth The Donation Concentration Metric PGI: Change in net worth See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Pompeo's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $121,022 and $471,000. That averages to $296,011, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Pompeo ranked as the 320th most wealthy representative in 2012. Between 2009 and 2012, Pompeo's calculated net worth decreased by an average of 16 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent. Mike Pompeo Yearly Net Worth Year Average Net Worth 2009 $558,120 2012 $296,011 Growth from 2009 to 2012: −47% Average annual growth: −16% Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%. The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress. PGI: Donation Concentration Metric See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index) Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Pompeo received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Oil & Gas industry. From 2009-2014, 28.93 percent of Pompeo's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below. Mike Pompeo Campaign Contributions Total Raised $6,174,807 Total Spent $4,496,029 Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee Oil & Gas $877,260 Health Professionals $296,270 Retired $235,692 Air Transport $195,679 Lawyers/Law Firms $181,265 % total in top industry 14.21% % total in top two industries 19.01% % total in top five industries 28.93%

See also

• U.S. Department of State
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Kansas
• United States congressional delegations from Kansas
• United States House of Representatives
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
• Kansas' 4th Congressional District

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