RESCHEDULED: TONIGHT'S RALLY WITH TREY GOWDY

August 1, 2014:

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

*DUE TO OFFICIAL DUTIES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED

TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY*

Rep. Trey Gowdy campaigns in Wichita with Rep. Mike Pompeo

WICHITA—This event has been postponed until Saturday morning at 10 a.m. As you have probably seen in the news, Reps. Gowdy and Pompeo to remain in Washington, D.C., to vote for one day longer than was originally scheduled.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, a prominent Republican congressman from South Carolina and chair of the Select Committee on Benghazi, arrives in Wichita this weekend for free Election Day warm-up events with Rep. Mike Pompeo.  The media is invited to attend the following event.

What: Kansas Votes Rally with Mike Pompeo and Trey Gowdy 
Special  Recognition for Wounded Warrior Project

Who: Special guests: Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC)

  Free, open to the public and media. 

When: Saturday, August 2, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

           Gates open at 10 a.m. and program starts at 10:30 a.m.

           Press may arrive at 9:30 a.m.

Where: Beech Lake, 13^th and Webb Roads, Wichita
           Enter from Webb Road – Entrance will be marked

Why: Trey Gowdy joins Mike Pompeo in Wichita to campaign as a fellow effective legislator working toward advancing a pro-growth agenda before the August 5^th Republican primary. 

Photo opportunities will be available.  The event will include music, food, drinks, and more.  For additional information, contact Courtney Moore at (316) 295-7757.

Mike Pompeo is a longtime job creator in Kansas, having grown companies in the aviation and oil and gas industries. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Pompeo was elected to the United States Congress in his first political campaign in 2010. He and his wife, Susan, live in Wichita.

Mike has already been endorsed by the National Rifle Association, Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansans for Life, the National Right to Life Committee, Family Research Council Action PAC, Club for Growth PAC, FreedomWorks, Tea Party Nation, the US. Chamber of Commerce, Governor Huckabee, Governor Brownback, Senator Moran, and Senator Roberts. He also has been recognized as a leading conservative voice by Americans for Prosperity, the American Conservative Union, National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, Heritage Action, Americans for Tax Reform, and Family Research Council.