Governor Sam Brownback and the Election of 2010 The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, a former Republican who switched to the Democratic Party, had assumed office when the previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama. Governor Parkinson declined to seek election, even though he had labored to get a stimulus package from the federal government for Kansas. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. Owing to the large amount of popularity that he had accumulated during his tenure in the United States Senate, Brownback defeated Holland in a landslide election to become the 46th Governor of Kansas. This election resulted in the election of Sam Brownback who is a conservative and was a big break in Kansas political history because Kansas gubernatorial elections since 1930 have always resulted in a moderate candidate winning the election.
Since Governor Sam Brownback was elected into office, he has made many signature changes in the politics of Kansas. Those changes have had
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Unfortunately, the tax breaks afforded on corporate taxes on Limited Liability Companies is much larger than the reduction of government spending, which puts the state in a budget deficit. Moreover, Governor Brownback’s conservatism has brought about a system of selecting supreme-court justices that will not allow for a moderate court panel as well as leaving the school system unfunded. These changes have caused former Kansas Governors to stand together in an attempt to curb Governor Brownback’s