Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to an advisory council of prominent Catholics.
Brownback was among 34 people named to the council by the Trump campaign on Thursday. Trump's campaign said in a statement that the new group will “provide advice and support on issues of importance to Catholics and other Christians, including U.S. Supreme Court appointments and social issues such as abortion.”
The statement said the appointment of the council should be seen as an endorsement of "a range of issues and policies."
Brownback converted to Catholicism in 2002, but even before, as a Methodist, he was a strong abortion opponent. He's also been a vocal opponent of gay marriage.
Trump also named Brownback to an agricultural advisory committee last month.
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