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Sam Brownback Might Not Be Governing Kansas Much Longer

President Trump reportedly will send the beleaguered Republican to Rome as ambassador to U.N. for food and agriculture.
Source: Orlin Wagner / AP

Donald Trump won Kansas last November by just over 20 points, and in the coming days he’s expected to give the Jayhawk State’s voters their reward: a new governor.

The president will name Governor Sam Brownback as the U.N. ambassador for food and agriculture, ending his second term nearly two years early. It’s not exactly the most prestigious post

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