The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

Nothing new here for regular readers of TheAntiSam, but a good summation of Brownback’s closest advisers:

* David Kensinger: Kensinger has been with Brownback since his first race — for the House in 1994. Kensinger served as Brownback’s chief of staff for a time and has also done stints at Wirthlin Worldwide, a Republican polling firm, and as executive director at GOPAC. He now has his own consulting firm based in Topeka.

* Rob Wasinger: Brownback’s current chief of staff, Wasinger is moving over to help lead the presidential exploratory committee. Wasinger has been with Brownback for a decade, serving a variety of roles including understudy to Kensinger. Wasinger also worked for former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves (R) and Rep. Jerry Moran (R).

* Paul Wilson: Wilson is a partner in the media consulting firm of Wilson Grand Communications, which has long handled Brownback’s television advertising. The firm has also done work for Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and, more recently, the ill-fated Senate bid of Rep. Katherine Harris in Florida.

* Tom Monaghan: The founder of Domino’s Pizza, Monaghan is a major force within the evangelical movement. He was one of a handful of supporters named to Brownback’s exploratory advisory committee and will likely play a lead role in the fundraising operation that the senator will put in place for a national race.

Over the last year, I’ve had several people tell me strange things about Rob Wasinger. I’ve never written about them because I don’t want to traffic in pure rumor. However, if anyone else out their has information on Rob, or any other Brownback advisers, I would love to hear about it.