Tim W. Brown (born October 25, 1962) is an American politician who has served as the President of the

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since 2016. He previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 3rd District from 2013 to 2016.

Life and career

Brown graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1981. Brown received a bachelor's degree in business from Bowling Green State University in 1986. He formerly served as a Wood County Commissioner and as a district representative for United States Congressman

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. In 2013, Brown completed Harvard University's

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program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a

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LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Ohio House of Representatives

A member of the Ohio Republican Party, Brown represents the 3rd District. He won his first term in 2012 to succeed Randy Gardner by defeating Democrat Kelly Wicks and Libertarian Nathan Eberly with 51% of the vote. Brown is the first openly gay man to serve in the Ohio state legislature, and only the second LGBT person following Nickie Antonio."Nationwide Wins for State and Local LGBT Candidates"
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'', November 8, 2012. He will also be one of just two openly gay Republican state legislators in the United States, alongside Pennsylvania state representative Mike Fleck.

Electoral history

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