Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of

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. A member of the

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, she serves in the

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, representing Senate District 15. Brown is a 1980 graduate of the

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, where she was a varsity athlete on the fencing team. She served on the

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for the At-Large district from 2008 to 2012, She ran when incumbent City Councilman, Sam Talarico, retired. Brown was succeeded by John Crawford. Brown was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014. She ran for the

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for in the

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. She lost the primary to

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. In the 2021 Legislative session, Senator Brown in her role as chair of the Judiciary Committee refused to allow a vote on Constitutional Carry to occur, effectively killing the measure for the year.

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External links

Liz Brown at Ballotpedia
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