Friends,

It is with regret that I am announcing that my time as the E-Campaign Coordinator for the Sam Brownback Campaign has ended. The reason for this is simple: I simply do not have the available time that is necessary to do the job properly. I am currently finishing my last year of law school, and am additionally working a significant number of hours for a law firm, and I also need time to spend with my family. I have, during previous times in my life, thought that I was “busy,” but only in the last two months have I come to understand what “busy” truly means. Additionally, I am hampered by not being able to either be located somewhere that is relevant to the campaign (either at HQ or in one of the early battleground states), and have not been able to follow the Senator around and report on what is going on. In light of all this, the campaign and I have agreed that it is time to move on.

I am still, however, supportive of Senator Brownback and his campaign. I believe in his message, his character, and his vision for America. I have already said enough about Senator Brownback’s policies, so I want to close with an observation about Sam Brownback, the human being.

One of the things will doubtless be said by anyone who spends a significant amount of time around politicians is that politicians are generally not likeable or genuine people. They are magnetic on television, they seem to exude an aura that allows them to command any room that they are in, but when you get up close, they are hard to like, personally. They have flaws. They have overinflated egos. They are generally incapable of talking to ordinary people without acting as though they are talking through a television screen.

I was delighted to learn after I began working for Sam Brownback that he is both likeable and genuine in person and from afar. What you see from him is what you get. Sam Brownback talks about things like intervention in Africa, prison reform, and curing cancer because those are the things that he really and truly cares about and it shows. Senator Brownback has often been encouraged to drop these things, deliver more applause lines, spend all your time pressing all the buttons people want you to press but he will be who he is. And throughout this campaign, my conviction has been strengthened that this quality, which to me speaks of his strength of character and leadership, would serve this country well.

In closing, I would like to thank Senator Brownback and the members of his campaign who have given me the opportunity to serve in this capacity. May God bless Senator Brownback and his efforts.