'''Sam Brownback''' (born 1956) is a Republican Senator from Kansas who is running for president and touting himself as the most socially conservative candidate available. Brownback is most well known for his pro-life views and his work on human rights issues.
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'''Sam Brownback''' (born 1956) is a Republican Senator from Kansas who is running for president and touting himself as the most socially conservative candidate available. He cites former Senator Jesse Helms as a model.[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/9178374/gods_senator] Brownback is most well known for his pro-life views and his work on human rights issues.
Senator Brownback has come under fire for supporting the Kennedy-McCain proposal on [[illegal immigration]].
Senator Brownback has come under fire for supporting the Kennedy-McCain proposal on [[illegal immigration]].
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Raised as a Methodist, Brownback later joined a nondenominational evangelical church, and in 2002 he became Catholic.
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In December 2005, Brownback advocated using Washington, DC as a "laboratory" for a flat tax.
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Brownback was involved in funding allogations concerning his first campaign for the Senate.[http://www.rainbowtel.net/~bryants/abbmodep_all_scans.htm]
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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]