Conservative Political Action Conference boss Matt Schlapp, considering a bid for an open Senate seat in Kansas in 2020, is already picking up support.
The political action committee established in 1977 by former President Ronald Reagan on Monday backed his candidacy to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Roberts.
“Matt is a great conservative and a great leader. He knows the ins and outs of the state and is a proud and true Kansan who will serve the Sunflower State well,” said longtime Reagan biographer Craig Shirley, honorary chairman of Reagan’s Citizens for the Republic.
Schlapp, the head of the American Conservative Union that runs CPAC, this year set for Feb. 27-March 2, has said he is considering returning home to run for the seat in the generally conservative state.
The Washington Examiner’s David Drucker highlighted Schlapp’s key background in writing about the lobbyist’s plan to run: “Schlapp, who spent five years as the chief of staff to a Kansas congressman, worked in the office of political affairs for former President George W. Bush. But he has been a strong supporter of President Trump, maintaining close ties to the White House, both personally and through his wife, a Republican operative.”
His wife, Mercedes Schlapp, has taken a prominent position communicating the president’s position on the government shutdown over border wall funding.
In a statement provided to Secrets, Shirley added, “Unlike many in Washington, Matt understands the people in the heartland of the country and knows what they want from their government: less intrusion into their daily lives and more individual liberty. Matt has fought for those values throughout his career, including battling the Left in the media.”
