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Line 1: − {{Officeholder+ − |name=Sam Brownback − |image=1111.jpg − |party=[[Republican]] − |spouse=Mary Brownback − |religion=Roman Catholic − |offices= − {{Officeholder/governor − |state=Kansas − |terms=January 10, 2011 – Present − |preceded=[[Mark Parkinson]] − |former=n − |succeeded= − }} − − {{Officeholder/senator − |state=Kansas − |terms=November 7, 1996 - Present − |preceded=Sheila Frahm − |former=n − |succeeded= − }} − {{Officeholder/representative − |state=Kansas − |district=2nd − |terms=January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996 − |preceded=Jim Slattery − |former=n − |succeeded=Jim Ryun − }} − − }} − '''Sam Dale Brownback''', born September 12, 1956 (age {{age|1956|9|12}}), in Parker, KS, is the current Governor and former U.S. [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Kansas]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000953 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref> He was a candidate for the [[Republican]] nomination for [[President of the United States of America|President of the United States]] in the [[2008 Presidential Election|2008 election]]. − − Brownback was elected to the governorship of Kansas in the 2010 election. In 2011, Brownback signed into law the [[abortion legislation 2011|most effective series]] of [[pro-life]] bills in the nation. − − ==Early Life and Education== − Brownback grew up on his family farm near Parker, KS. He attended Prairie View High School in Linn County and served as state president of [[Future Farmers of America]]. His tradition of leadership continued through his college years as student body president at [[Kansas State University]] and as class president at [[University of Kansas]] Law School.<ref>[http://brownback.senate.gov/english/aboutsam/biography.htm Official Senate Biography] </ref> − − ==Political Career== − Brownback served as a [[White House]] Fellow during [[George H.W. Bush]]'s administration and later became Secretary of Agriculture for Kansas, the youngest in the state's history. In 1994, Brownback was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Kansas' 2nd District as part of [[Newt Gingrich]]'s Republican Revolution. In 1996, Brownback was elected to the [[United States Senate]]. He sits on the Appropriations and Judiciary committees and is the ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee. − − ==2008 Presidential Campaign== − In January 2008, Brownback declared his candidacy for President of the United States and touted himself as the most socially conservative candidate available. He has also referred to himself as a "bleeding heart conservative."<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/us/politics/12brownback.html]</ref> − He withdrew from the race, citing funding problems, and later endorsed Arizona Senator [[John McCain]]. − − ==Political Views== − Brownback is most well known for his [[Pro-Life]] views and his work on human rights issues, especially relating to conflicts in [[Africa]]. − − He has come under fire for supporting the Kennedy-McCain proposal on [[illegal immigration]]. − − Raised as a [[Methodist]], Brownback later joined a nondenominational evangelical church, and in 2002 he became [[Catholic]]. − − In December 2005, Brownback advocated using Washington, DC as a "laboratory" for a flat tax. − − The Reverend Rob Schenk of the National Clergy Council has called Brownback the "gold standard" for a viable conservative presidential candidate. [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=8058] − − == Votes Missed == − − As of August 2007, Brownback had missed more votes during the current session of Senate other than [[South Dakota]] [[Democrat]] [[Tim Johnson]] and [[Arizona]] [[Republican]] [[John McCain]], having missed over 39% of his votes. This was due to McCain and Brownback running for President. <ref>Lawrence Journal-World, August 10, 2007</ref> − − '''Blogs''' − − *[http://www.brownbacker.com/ The Daily Brownbacker] (Official Campaign Blog) − *[http://www.sambrownback.goingon.com/ Sam Brownback '08] − *[http://www.studentsforbrownback.org/ Students for Brownback] − ==References== − {{Reflist}} − − {{DEFAULTSORT:Brownback, Sam}} − [[Category:Former United States Senators]] − [[Category:Republican Party]] − [[Category:110th United States Congress]] − [[Category:111th United States Congress]] − [[Category:Pro-life]] − [[Category:Conservatives]] − [[Category:Kansas Governors]] − [[Category:Republican Governors]]
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