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Sam Brownback

46th Governor of Kansas
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BROWNBACK, Sam Dale, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Garnett, Kans., September 12, 1956; grew up on his family’s farm near Parker, Kans., and graduated from Prairie View High School, Linn County, Kans.; graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans., in 1979; received law degree from University of Kansas, Lawrence, in 1982; administrator, broadcaster, teacher, attorney and author; Kansas Secretary of Agriculture 1986-1993; White House Fellow detailed to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 1990-1991; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth Congress and began serving January 3, 1995; not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected to the United States Senate in a special election on November 5, 1996, to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1999, left vacant by the resignation of Robert Dole; resigned from the House of Representatives on November 27, 1996, retroactive to November 7, 1996, when his Senate service began; reelected in 1998 and again in 2004, and served from November 7, 1996, to January 3, 2011; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2010.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Gov. Samuel Dale Brownback
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Sept. 12, 1956 (age: 67)
  • Place of Birth: Garnett, Kan.
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Hometown: Parker, Kan.

Office History

Congressional Offices:

Election Results

  • 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Kansas (Class 3)
    Samuel Dale Brownback (Sam), 69.16%
    Republican
    Lee Jones, 27.49%
    Democrat
    Steven A. Rosile, 1.93%
    Libertarian
    George Cook, 1.42%
    Reform Party
  • 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Kansas (Class 3)
    Samuel Dale Brownback (Sam), 65.27%
    Republican
    Paul Feleciano, Jr., 31.59%
    Democrat
    Tom Oyler, 1.59%
    Libertarian
    Alvin Bauman, 1.56%
    Reform Party
  • 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)
    2nd Congressional District of Kansas
    Samuel Dale Brownback (Sam), 65.65%
    Republican
    John Carlin, 34.35%
    Democrat

Employment History

Awards

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2010, 2010 (Amendment), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2004 (Amendment), 2003, 2003 (Amendment), 2002
Extension Letter: 2011, 2010
Termination: 2011
Trust Document: 2006
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Foreign Gifts

  • 3/15/2002: Souvenir set of coins from Uzbekistan ($100.00)
  • 3/15/2002: Silver flatware set for six from Uzbekistan ($500.00)

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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $90,171.74
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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