Mike Pompeo, Rep.-elect in Kansas, hires Koch lobbyist for chief of staff

Kansas’ 4th District Rep. Mike Pompeo is one of 13 incoming Republican members of Congress who are packing registered lobbyists to accompany them to Washington.

Pompeo announced earlier this month that he’s chosen Koch Industries heavyweight Mark Chenoweth to serve as his chief of staff. Chenoweth previously worked as a lawyer on the lobbying team for the Kansas oil conglomerate, which has been described as the “Standard Oil of our time.” It’s owned by zillionaire brothers Charles and David Koch of Wichita. The Koch brothers are behind the right-wing think tank Americans for Prosperity.