Pamela K. Brown (September 12, 1952 – June 10, 2011) was an American businesswoman and legislator. She served as state senator from

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Personal life

Born in

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, she graduated from Broken Bow High School and

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. She was married and had one child. She was a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Genetic Technologies and was a board director for the

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of the Midlands, the Safety and Health Council of Greater Omaha, and the Westside Schools Foundation.

State legislature

Brown was elected in 1994 to represent the 6th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 1998 and 2002. She sat on the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs; Transportation and Telecommunications; and Intergovernmental Cooperation committees.

Death

Brown died from

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, aged 58, on June 10, 2011.

References

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