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(Brownback dropped out of the 2008 Presidential race on Oct. 19, 2007.
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Republican Presidential Candidate:
Sam Brownback

Biography



Biography
Title(s): U.S. Senator (R-KS)
Personal Information:
Full Name: Samuel Dale Brownback Marital Status: Married
Birthdate: Sep. 12, 1956 Children: 5
Birthplace: Parker, KS Religion: Roman Catholic
Involvement:
  • United States Senator (R-KS), 1997-present
  • United States Congressman (2nd Congressional District of Kansas), 1994-1996
  • White House Fellow detailed to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 1990-1991
  • Kansas Secretary of Agriculture, 1986-1993
  • Vice Chair, Riley County Republican Party, 1984
  • Air Force Caucus
  • Army Caucus
  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Wireless Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Human Rights Caucus
  • Co-Chair, Senate Cancer Coalition
  • Co-Founder, Senate Fiscal Watch Team
  • Senate National Guard Caucus
  • Chair, Senate Values Action Team
  • Co-Chair, Silk Road Caucus
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Joint Economic Committee
  • Helsinki Commission
Education:
  • JD, University of Kansas, 1982
  • BS, Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, 1979
Affiliations and Memberships:
  • Treasurer, Kansas Day Club, 1985-1986
  • Co-Founder, Student Forum on Faith & Values Leadership
Other:

  • 108 votes missed (39.0 percent of 277 total votes), during the current (110th) Congress (as of July 26, 2007)

Contact Information:
Campaign:
(Campaign contact information may no longer be valid)
Phone: 515-221-1001
Fax: None listed
E-Mail: media@brownback.com
Web Site: www.brownback.com
U.S. Senate Office:
Phone: 202-224-6521
Fax: 202-228-1265
E-Mail: Online Contact Form
Web Site: http://brownback.senate.gov