SAM BROWNBACKImage


SENATOR (R), KANSAS

Born: 1956 • Year Elected: 1996 • Contributions Received: $13,331,572 • Votes Missed: 4.8%
Email: http://brownback.senate.gov/ • Website: `http://brownback.senate.gov/CM ... • Phone: 202-224-6521


CONTROVERSIES: Accepted $42,000 from Jack Abramoff,disgraced ex-lobbyist involved in a wide-reaching public corruption scandal; advocated using Washington, DC as a "laboratory" for a flat tax; backed army general who: came under fire for calling homosexual acts immoral -- Brownback: "I do not believe being a homosexual is immoral, but I do believe homosexual acts are"; far-right, outspoken, socially conservative politician: favors capital punishment, believes homosexuality is an "abomination," averse to same-sex marriage, compared abortion to the Holocaust. See: Sourcewatch

 

TOP CONTRIBUTORS FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Koch Industries $122,300
AT&T Inc $80,120
American Medical Assn $41,450
Sprint Nextel $35,550
American Institute of CPAs $35,000
National Auto Dealers Assn $32,100
National Assn of Realtors $32,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn $32,000
Hallmark Cards $31,700
Wal-Mart Stores $30,700
New Republican Majority Fund $29,998
Herzog Contracting $28,524
United Parcel Service $27,450
Lockheed Martin $27,200
National Restaurant Assn $26,600

TOTAL

$1,355,896

SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
 $239,129
COMMERCIAL BANKS
$258,489
INSURANCE
$238,962 
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE
 $154,776
REAL ESTATE
 $285,626

 
COMMITTEES BROWNBACK LINKS
Senate Committee on Appropriations;
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Open Secrets

Maplight

Project Votesmart

Sourcewatch

 

RESEARCH CREDITS: Data for this page has been culled from the following sources: Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org); Sunlight Foundation (maplight.org); Congresspedia (congresspedia.org); Project Votesmart (votesmart.org); and govtrack.us. We thank them, and encourage you to visit their pages for in-depth details on elected officials.