Early life and career
Brown was born on February 15, 1938, inPolitical career
Brown was first elected to the State House in 1986 and served through 2000. He was then re-elected in 2006. From 1993 to 1994 he was the House Assistant Majority Whip and from 1995 to 1998 he was the Speaker of the House. * 2012 Brown defeated John Zimmerman in the Republican convention and was then unchallenged in the general election on November 6, 2012. * 2014 Brown defeated Blaine Hone and John Zimmerman in the 2014 Republican convention. He then went on to win the general election on November 4, 2014, with 7,304 votes (67.5%) defeating democratic candidate Ray L. Worthen. During the 2016 legislative session, Brown served on the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Health and Human Services Committee, House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee and the Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee.2016 sponsored legislation
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