Santorum to stump for Brownback
Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania will be in Kansas next week to stump for Gov. Sam Brownback‘s re-election campaign.
Santorum is a religious conservative who is perhaps best known for his staunch opposition to abortion and gay marriage. He and Brownback served together in the Senate from 1996, when Brownback was first elected, until 2007 when Santorum was defeated for re-election.
During the 2012 presidential race, Santorum was briefly considered a frontrunner. He placed first in the Kansas GOP caucuses in March that year, with just over 50 percent of the vote. But he lost the nomination to Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who finished a distant second in Kansas.
Santorum will appear with Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer at two events July 14. The first will be at 11:30 a.m. at Cars4Less, 820 Rogers Road, in Olathe. That event is free and open to the public.
The second event will be an afternoon fundraiser in Wichita that includes a screening of the 1940 movie “Knute Rockne, All American,” co-starring Ronald Reagan. That event is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Warren Theaters, 11611 E. 13th St. North in Wichita. The cost for attending the movie is $10 for individuals and $25 for families.
Brownback faces a challenger, Jennifer Winn of Haysville, in the Aug. 5 GOP primary. Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, is the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Santorum to stump for Brownback
Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania will be in Kansas next week to stump for Gov. Sam Brownback‘s re-election campaign.
Santorum is a religious conservative who is perhaps best known for his staunch opposition to abortion and gay marriage. He and Brownback served together in the Senate from 1996, when Brownback was first elected, until 2007 when Santorum was defeated for re-election.
During the 2012 presidential race, Santorum was briefly considered a frontrunner. He placed first in the Kansas GOP caucuses in March that year, with just over 50 percent of the vote. But he lost the nomination to Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who finished a distant second in Kansas.
Santorum will appear with Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer at two events July 14. The first will be at 11:30 a.m. at Cars4Less, 820 Rogers Road, in Olathe. That event is free and open to the public.
The second event will be an afternoon fundraiser in Wichita that includes a screening of the 1940 movie “Knute Rockne, All American,” co-starring Ronald Reagan. That event is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Warren Theaters, 11611 E. 13th St. North in Wichita. The cost for attending the movie is $10 for individuals and $25 for families.
Brownback faces a challenger, Jennifer Winn of Haysville, in the Aug. 5 GOP primary. Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, is the presumptive Democratic nominee.