US Senator Sam Brownback was the featured draw during a fundraiser for
Steve Fitzgerald, candidate for Kansas Senate, last Thursday at
Granny's Restaurant in the Legend's Village West. Addressing the
filled party room of supporters from both parties and from both
Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties Senator Brownback endorsed
Fitzgerald saying: "Steve's the sort of candidate and leader we need
in the Kansas Senate and I am expecting all of you to work hard to get
him there." Fitzgerald welcomed the endorsement of Senator Brownback,
adding it to the endorsement he received last month from US Senator
Pat Roberts as well as the backing from the current 5th District
Senator, Democrat Mark Gilstrap.
In fact, with Gilstrap in attendance at the function Senator Brownback
acknowledged Fitzgerald's bi-partisan support in the district and
praised Gilstrap's twelve Kansas Senate years fighting and upholding
family values.
Fitzgerald's campaign staff quickly staged the fundraiser to take
advantage of Senator Brownback's availability. "Anytime a US Senator
is willing to spend time helping a campaign it is a big deal." stated
Fitzgerald. "We dropped everything to make this work. I thought that
he might spend a half hour or so with us but he stayed for over two
hours and spoke with everyone individually as well as addressing the
crowd. It is a great honor and privilege to have the support of
someone who has done so much for Kansas."
"Senator Brownback has served Kansas extremely well first as Secretary
of Agriculture in Kansas and then in Washington, DC as a US
Representative in 1994 and then as a Senator. We look forward to
getting him back to Kansas when this term is up in two years." said
Fitzgerald. Senator Brownback has a "self-imposed term limit" of two
terms which will be up in 2010.
Senator Brownback's endorsement continues the streak of key political,
business, and personal endorsements Mr. Fitzgerald has received as his
campaign draws more and more interest as a key Kansas battleground
Senate race.
