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Sen. Brownback Aims to Woo Conservatives
Brownback was raised on a farm near tiny Parker, Kan. _ population 281 today _ where his parents still live.
He was elected to the House in 1994, part of the Republican revolution that gave the GOP control of both the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years.
  Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., speaks during an interview in Washington in this Dec. 7, 2006 file photo. Brownback figures he has an edge with Republican voters that other presidential rivals don't - unquestioned conservative credentials. The two-term lawmaker is scheduled to formally announce his White House bid Saturday in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) (Jacquelyn Martin - AP) |
Two years later, Brownback was elected to the Senate, winning the seat Bob Dole vacated to run for the presidency. Brownback, who promised to serve no more than two terms, has said he will not seek re-election in 2010.
Republican pollster Whit Ayres said Brownback faces two major challenges in his bid.
"The first is raising the money necessary to be competitive," Ayres said. "The second is how to expand his base of support beyond the social conservative wing of the party."
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