Pompeo decides against run for U.S. Senate seat in Kansas

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pompeo-decides-against-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-kansas/2020/01/06/2e3b75d6-30dd-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has decided not to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas this year, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Pompeo told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday that he would remain at the State Department, three days after U.S. forces struck and killed a prominent Iranian general, triggering uncertainty in the region.

The two people spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk frankly about the matter.

McConnell had recruited Pompeo to run for Senate to guarantee the seat would stay in the hands of the Republican Party after the retirement of Sen. Pat Roberts.