Film
In their documentary How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories, filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini provide a behind-the-scenes look at Kansas Republican Party politics and the party's response to the issue of immigration in the early-2000s.
- "Story Three: You Never Know" uses the 2002 Kansas Republican primaries as a case-study for the on-going debates within the Republican party. It focuses on the 2002 trip of David Kensinger, Sam Brownback’s Chief of Staff, from Capitol Hill to guide to three conservative Kansas candidates who challenge mainstream party nominees.
- "Story Four: Sam in the Snow" focuses largely on (then Senator) Sam Brownback's commitment to push forward comprehensive immigration reform in 2002, and the obstacles posed by the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. The film also chronicles his choice between the Senate Judiciary Committee with a likely position as chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee and a coveted seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The film's title refers to Brownback.
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