Sam Brownback | |
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United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom | |
In office February 1, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | David Saperstein |
Succeeded by | Rashad Hussain |
46th Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 | |
Lieutenant | Jeff Colyer |
Preceded by | Mark Parkinson |
Succeeded by | Jeff Colyer |
United States Senator from Kansas | |
In office November 7, 1996 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Sheila Frahm |
Succeeded by | Jerry Moran |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Jim Slattery |
Succeeded by | Jim Ryun |
Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas | |
In office 1986–1993 | |
Governor | John W. Carlin Mike Hayden Joan Finney |
Preceded by | Harland Priddle[1] |
Succeeded by | Philip Fishburn[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Dale Brownback September 12, 1956 Garnett, Kansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Stauffer |
Children | 5 |
Education | Kansas State University (BA) University of Kansas (JD)[3] |
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Sam Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from February 1, 2018 until January 20, 2021. He served as the 46th Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Before he was governor, Brownback was a United States Senator and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.