Biography of sam brownback
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Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback | |
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| In office February 1, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Saperstein |
| Succeeded by | Rashad Hussain |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 | |
| Lieutenant | Jeff Colyer |
| Preceded by | Mark Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Colyer |
| In office November 7, 1996 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila Frahm |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Moran |
| In office January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Slattery |
| Succeeded by | Jim Ryun |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Governor | John W. Carlin Mike Hayden Joan Finney |
| Preceded by | Harland Priddle[1] |
| Succeeded by | Philip Fishburn[2] |
| Born | Samuel Dale Brownback (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 68) Garnett, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Stauffer |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Kansas State University(BA) University of Kansas(JD)[3] • We’re sorry, this site is currently experiencing technical difficulties. • Brownback was born in Garnett, Kansas in 1956. He quickly learned the value of hard work, responsibility and family at a young age while working with his sister and brothers on their family farm near Parker, Kansas. He began his career in leadership when he was elected state president of the Future Farmers of America, and then the national vice-president of the FFA. Brownback attended Kansas State University, where he earned a bachelor’s of science in agricultural economics. He then attended the University of Kansas Law School where he obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1982. Four years later, Brownback became the youngest secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture in state history. He strove to protect the interest of farmers, promote market expansion and foster new technological farming improvements. Brownback also served as a White House Fellow in the George H. W. Bush Administration. In 1994, Brownback was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Two years later, he w |