Sam Brownback in 2014 Governor's State of the State speeches

On Local Issues: Plan future 3 millionth Kansan: education, farming, & water

Kansans are decent. Kansans are honest. If you ask them what kind of state they want to build for our three millionth Kansan, they'll tell you:

• One of the key pieces is education. We Kansans love our schools and they are great schools.
• I hope our three millionth Kansan gets to grow up in rural Kansas like I did. Our Rural Opportunity Zones [should be] expanded even more.
• If the three millionth Kansan is to stay and build a life here then we must leave her a state with access to our lifeblood, water. And we are expending the liquid capital of our state.
• We owe our three millionth Kansan a safe state.

On Principles & Values: Our dependence is not on Big Government but on a Big God

The path is NOT uncharted. We know the way. We must re-drill the wells that gave us life the first time. They will refresh and renew us again!

We rebuild our families so that [future] Kansans can know the value of a family---none of which is perfect. Yet we all aspire in them to be better, virtuous, just and righteous... that we might be blessed and a blessing.

Our dependence is not on Big Government but on a Big God that loves us and lives within us. Our future is bright. Our renaissance is assured IF we move from dithering to action. Which way to choose? We know the way. God wrote it in our hearts.