Andrew Steven “Andy” Brown (born December 2, 1972) is an American attorney and politician from the

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. On November 17, 2020, he was sworn in as Travis County Judge. Raised in

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, he graduated from

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where he was

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. Former field organizer for the Texas Democratic Party, former campaign manager for U.S. Representative

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in 2004; ran for 48th District of the

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in 2006 before dropping out because of a residency issue. He was the Travis County Democratic Party Chair from 2008 to 2013. Brown has served as Finance Director and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senate and presidential candidate

Beto O’Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States) ...

. In 1995, moved to

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, where he helped with nonprofit campaign to rid country of leaded gasoline. He is fluent in

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Personal life

In 2012, Brown married

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Sara Strother of

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. They have two children.

References

External links

campaign website
* Living people 1972 births American people of German descent Texas lawyers Politicians from Austin, Texas Texas Democrats Colorado College alumni University of Texas School of Law alumni People from San Bernardino County, California American expatriates in Honduras {{Texas-politician-stub