photo by: Peter Hancock

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran speaks at the Kansans for Life prayer breakfast at the state Republican Party convention on Feb. 20, 2016. KFL issued early endorsements for Moran and all four U.S. House members from Kansas.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has filed for re-election.

Moran, a Kansas Republican from Hays, is seeking his second term in the U.S. Senate, after serving seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Moran’s filing comes at a time when speculation has been increasing that U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo will run against Moran in the Republican primary.

In an email announcement on Monday, Moran indicated he would be running on a conservative platform, saying he plans to “stand against those who spend recklessly, surrender continually, and tax repeatedly.”