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U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, a Republican, is a new member of the House Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency caucus.

TOPEKA — A third Kansas Republican lawmaker is set to join a caucus supporting president-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann represents Kansas’ largest congressional district, the 1st District, which includes Lawrence, and he joined the House Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency, or DOGE, caucus in late November.

The House DOGE caucus and its companion panel in the Senate are intended to give lawmakers a way to pitch budget cuts under Trump’s new department, which doesn’t technically exist without an act of Congress.

Mann, who recently won reelection, was not a part of the original list of caucus members. Congressmen from Florida and Texas launched the House caucus Nov. 19, selecting Rep. Ron Estes, a Republican serving Kansas’ 4th District, as a member.

The Senate DOGE caucus launched days later, and Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall was selected as a member.

Mann also met last week with the Trump allies selected to lead the new department, former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and tech billionaire Elon Musk, according to a representatives for his office.

Following the meeting, Mann said in a statement that he discussed “ways we can work with President Trump to hold our agencies accountable and get our fiscal house back in order.”