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'''Sam Dale Brownback''' (born September 12, 1956 in Garnett, KS) is the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Kansas]].<ref>Biographical Directory of the United States Congeress [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000953]</ref> He is currently 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]].
==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>Official Senate Bigography [http://brownback.senate.gov/english/aboutsam/biography.htm] </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. Brownback was involved in funding allegations concerning his first campaign for the Senate. <ref>http://www.rainbowtel.net/~bryants/abbmodep_all_scans.htm</ref>
==2008 Presidential Campaign==
In January 2008, Brownback declared his candidacy for President of the United States and is touting 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>
==Political Views==
Brownback is most well known for his pro-life views and his work on human rights issues.
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]
==See also==
'''Official'''
*[http://brownback.senate.gov Senate Website]
*[http://www.brownback.com/ Brownback for President]
'''Blogs'''
*[http://www.studentsforbrownback.org/ Students for Brownback]
*[http://www.sambrownback.goingon.com/ Sam Brownback '08]
*[[Blogs 4 Brownback]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:US Senators|Brownback, Sam]]
'''Sam Dale Brownback''' (born September 12, 1956 in Garnett, KS) is the senior [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[Kansas]].<ref>Biographical Directory of the United States Congeress [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000953]</ref> He is currently 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]].
==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>Official Senate Bigography [http://brownback.senate.gov/english/aboutsam/biography.htm] </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. Brownback was involved in funding allegations concerning his first campaign for the Senate. <ref>http://www.rainbowtel.net/~bryants/abbmodep_all_scans.htm</ref>
==2008 Presidential Campaign==
In January 2008, Brownback declared his candidacy for President of the United States and is touting 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>
==Political Views==
Brownback is most well known for his pro-life views and his work on human rights issues.
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]
==See also==
'''Official'''
*[http://brownback.senate.gov Senate Website]
*[http://www.brownback.com/ Brownback for President]
'''Blogs'''
*[http://www.studentsforbrownback.org/ Students for Brownback]
*[http://www.sambrownback.goingon.com/ Sam Brownback '08]
*[[Blogs 4 Brownback]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:US Senators|Brownback, Sam]]