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{{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=
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{{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==
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[[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]]