Christopher R. Brown (born March 5, 1971, in
Walnut, Mississippi
Walnut is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 771 at the 2010 census.
History
Walnut was established in 1872 on land belonging to Henry Hopkins, an early settler. The town was initially known as "Hopkins," b ...
) is the
Republican
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state representative for District 20 based about
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in the northeastern portion of his state.
A businessman, Brown is divorced with five children. In 2016, his Republican colleagues named him the vice chairman of the House Republican Caucus. He is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and serves on these other committees: Banking and Financial Services, Conservation and Water Resources, Constitution, Management and Public Health and Human Services. In 2014, Brown was elected president of the Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition.
In 2016, Brown was recognized by the
American Conservative Union
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Foundation receiving th
Award for Conservative Excellence
In January 2013, Brown said that he was drafting legislation that would purportedly override federal
gun control rules by making Mississippi-made firearms subject to state, rather than federal law.
Brown has announced that he is running for the position of Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District.
References
External links
Official campaign websiteChris Brownat
Mississippi House of Representatives
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1971 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Businesspeople from Mississippi
People from Tippah County, Mississippi
People from Monroe County, Mississippi
21st-century American politicians
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