What s next for Sam Brownback? Racial reconciliation. We really need to do it Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star
Jan. 27 TOPEKA Over the past quarter-century, Sam Brownback has steadily climbed the political ladder, moving through the roles of congressman, senator, governor and finally ambassador. Until now.
Brownback, 64, stepped down as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom last Wednesday as the Biden administration took office. It s the first time since 1995 the Republican hasn t either been in office or been preparing to enter one after winning an election.
Since then, Brownback, who lives on nearly 20 wooded acres near Topeka, has picked up a chain saw, taken a motorcycle ride and spent time visiting friends and family.
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Kansas lawmakers open session clouded by COVID, DC violence Follow Us
Question of the Day By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD - Associated Press - Monday, January 11, 2021
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators opened their annual session Monday with new leaders in the Senate, new lawmakers in a quarter of the seats and a top Republican acknowledging that he’s asked for extra security.
The 90-day session began amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in one confirmed or probable case for one in every 12 of the state’s 2.9 million residents and killed 3,255 over the past 10 months. But the GOP-controlled Legislature also started its work for the year under the shadow of last week’s mob violence in Washington in which extremist supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying his election loss.
“I don t want to live in the kind of world where we don t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.”
Perhaps writer Charles de Lint wasn’t referring to Anthony Hensley when he wrote this, but his quote aptly describes the senator’s 44-year tenure serving his neighbors in the 58th House District and the 19th Senatorial District of the Kansas Legislature.
While this tenure set a state record most likely never to be broken, Sen. Hensley’s substantial impact on the people of Kansas surpasses any record of years served.