born september american attorney politician united_states senator massachusetts prior term senate brown served member brown served years retiring rank colonel brown currently working political contributor host select shows including brown member republican_party faced democratic candidate massachusetts attorney general special election succeed senator remainder term ending january initially trailing polling large margin brown saw sudden late surge polls posted surprise win republican elected massachusetts brown ran senate term lost democratic challenger subsequently joined board directors paper company joined commentator joined provided legal services prior entering state legislature experience town practicing attorney expertise real estate law served defense counsel judge brown graduate brown later residence new_hampshire beginning april campaigned united states senate election brown won republican nomination significant margin defeated race incumbent democrat general election early life education brown english ancestry family new_hampshire colonial era earliest american ancestor 17th century immigrant sailed england brown 9th generation new_hampshire family born september portsmouth naval shipyard located island maine parents divorced young child mother moved portsmouth massachusetts spent summers massachusetts father served city years spent summers portsmouth new_hampshire youth brown father mother née divorced year old father grandfather republicans father said young scott interested running political office mid-1960s accompanying campaign state office brown recalls holding campaign signs father brown difficult childhood divorce working mother received welfare benefits brown experienced sexual abuse camp counselor threatened kill year old boy told disclose family autobiography odds physical abuse periods childhood brown lived grandparents aunt times arrested stealing record albums brought judge salem massachusetts age asked brown siblings like seeing play basketball jail required brown write word essay question punishment brown later said time stole graduated received bachelor_of_arts history cum doctor undergraduate career brown member early career service brown said rescue efforts impressed joined receiving basic training fort new_jersey attending reserve officers training corps classes campus trained infantry airborne duties joined judge active guard years rising rank colonel head defense attorney new_england brown defended guard members disciplinary difficulties positive drug tests provided estate planning real estate advice deploy war zones spent days weeks guard week awarded army medal service homeland security shortly september attacks credits military experience causing focus veteran issues issues war peace served veterans hidden wounds war commission governor task force returning veterans career legislator brown announced soon afghanistan training service deployed august week training spent time august brown promoted colonel private ceremony presided fellow senator john_mccain officially retired army years service awarded legion merit modeling june brown year old law student won cosmopolitan magazine america sexiest man contest weeks crash diet cans day intensive featured magazine posing nude strategically positioned according brown don accompanying interview referred bit patriot stated political ambitions cosmopolitan appearance fee helped pay law school began brown long lucrative time catalog print modeling career new_york boston 1980s brown took leave absence pursued modeling career new_york represented models taking classes benjamin school law returned boston nearly years continue studies continued work model represented boston agent state political career brown caught political bug elected property massachusetts elected successfully ran representing 9th norfolk district terms brown moved ladder state politics state senate march won special election replace democrat brown elected term november november running opposition second time won election november defeating democratic candidate percent margin following election brown republicans seat brown served committees dealing consumer protection professional licensing education election laws public safety veterans affairs february controversy arose brown appearance king philip regional high school massachusetts debate gay marriage high school students launched facebook group attack brown remark daughter presentation brown defended daughter directly quoting vulgar statements announcing names students written statements critics questioned brown quoted comments high school audience january boston_globe reported terms legislature house senate brown modest record legislative initiatives carved niche leading advocate veterans massachusetts leader republican minority state senate called brown acknowledged expert veterans issues state senator democrat said comprehensive approach veterans issues good job behalf brown lists achievements legislator authorship law created check box state income tax forms veterans indicate served iraq afghanistan state uses information veterans available services benefits including provides returning active duty afghanistan iraq election september 50th birthday brown announced run seat vacant death saying state needs independent washington_post columnist said brown political positions fall party lines called brown mainstream nation defines conservative political scientist described brown liberal republican national standards suited massachusetts constituency explained support brown receiving conservative national decision support candidate likely win brown won landslide victory republican primary december defeating late perennial candidate margin percent percent brown opponents general election democratic nominee attorney general independent relation kennedy family outset faced overwhelming odds relatively unknown compared running republican democratic state campaigning christmas new year season citizens generally pay attention politics republican elected massachusetts polled far months closed gap early weeks january week january special election controversy arose approved television referenced amendment brown sponsored inclusion proposed state measure patients rights amendment allowed individual healthcare workers hospitals refuse provide emergency care morning rape victims objected religious belief amendment failed brown vote main bill patient rights requires healthcare workers hospitals provide care featured male voice said brown favors letting hospitals deny emergency rape victims graphic words deny care rape victims brown daughter called completely inaccurate misleading stated father deny care rape victim brown criticized running described attack ads senate race brown endorsed group group organized fund raising breakfast boston endorsed brown bought ads national cable networks supporting brown told times labeled conservative moderate liberal republican responded scott brown republican according brown massachusetts legislator voted percent state republican leadership republican leadership massachusetts legislature generally considered far moderate national republican_party week general election brown raised million donors hour campaign office stated raised million period january stated january finger scale brown favorite political report released statement combination public private survey research information strongly suggests republican defeat democrat tomorrow race polling counties january brown leading double digit margins brown won january election performing traditional republican strongholds holding rival margins democratic election night conceded brown gave victory speech stated started truck dedicated volunteers ended air force making emergency run logan didn mind president obama came criticized happens campaigns criticized truck draw line election october polling showed brown fallen faced competitive election matched democrat numbers early march showed led warren points polls march brown lead narrowed margin error september polls showed warren lead brown giving brown edge november brown defeated warren general election warren able garner vote brown won election anticipation media brown announced run state new_hampshire born portsmouth naval shipyard maine parents lived near downtown portsmouth brown spent early childhood portsmouth new_hampshire later massachusetts following parents divorce owned home new_hampshire decades december sold primary home massachusetts expressed town clerk intention establish residency register vote polling agencies april showed incumbent senator leading brown points poll conducted showed brown leading points late august poll showed points polling final weeks election suggested brown pulled ahead weekly polls news showing brown leading margin percentage points consecutive weeks leading election total debates election televised televised hosted news debate abc held news debate cnn held concord debate nbc held capitol center arts concord brown defeated margin tenure brown sworn office february vice president capacity president senate floor senate class senator term lasted january brown speakers washington introducing massachusetts governor despite appearance alluded election making big government feel good brown refused rule vote democratic jobs bill proposal praised senate majority leader nevada senior senator current secretary state massachusetts indicating willingness work party lines brown republican senators vote jobs bill motion passed senate february vote bill february brown voted final passage helping pass bill according washington_post brown voted majority republicans time poll massachusetts voters believed kept promise independent voice brown views budget cuts departures consensus placed odds fellow republicans prominent conservatives including said opposed measures believed negative impact low income families children late june brown ranked popular massachusetts according poll conducted boston_globe polled favorable opinions brown nearly months january special election victory finish term late senator respondents generally approved brown handled new position march released poll showing brown remained popular politician approval rating percent brown elect score comfortably percent unusual republican overwhelmingly democratic state committee assignments brown committee assignments follows disaster recovery international security ranking member oversight government management veterans affairs caucus political positions brown describes socially moderate conservative identifies reagan republican said going person going independent voter shape form fiscal policy brown americans tax reform protection pledge letter editor boston_globe written january brown wrote control government spending rising debt politicians washington proven time time manage hard earned money brown opposes proposed dollar tax banks money bank executive compensation brown discussing proposal spokesperson said opposed higher taxes especially midst severe recession opposes grounds tax likely passed consumers form higher service fees september brown opposed senate bill creating billion government fund aimed encouraging lending small businesses bill combines fund billion new tax breaks brown criticized bill including provision like stating banks making lending decisions government funds way economy moving december boston_globe reported contributions brown financial industry sharply critical week period summer fate wall street regulatory overhaul hung balance brown leverage swing vote win key concessions sought firms brown received times contributions financial services industry chairman author legislation period according efforts benefited large massachusetts companies executives political action committees contributed brown week period concessions democrats benefited major state institutions state financial interests gave brown total period december temporary payroll tax cut set end month senate considered extend tax cut million workers families fund plan percent million brown voted proceeding bill voted end announced opposition high foreign policy brown supported president barack_obama decision send troops fight afghanistan cited recommendations reason support advocates suspected terrorists tried military civilian courts supported limited use enhanced interrogation techniques including non citizen terrorist suspects supports state solution israeli palestinian conflict israel new independent palestinian state exist veterans services brown wrote law establishing check box state income tax forms allow indicate veteran iraq afghanistan wars measure purpose locate inform returning veterans benefits qualify known bonus passed support brown amended frank wall street reform consumer protection act senator create dedicated military liaison office newly formed aside defending ensures protection military families fraudulent life insurance policies measure passed united_states senate health care brown supported massachusetts health care reform requires residents health insurance state plan created afford brown support president obama health care reform plan current form approved democratic led house senate stated plan campaign notably pledged 41st vote bill senate brown voted state measure patients rights provisions requires emergency rooms provide known morning rape victims prevent unwanted pregnancy developing consideration health care workers religious objection medication brown attached known amendment workers religious hospitals required provide medication brown amendment required hospitals provide means patient receive medication providing healthcare worker willing administer medication case religious hospitals provide transportation facility timely manner amendment pass brown remains favor allowing religious hospitals refuse provide emergency moral religious grounds stated january candidate debate energy policy brown supports expanding solar wind nuclear power offshore drilling exploration means reduce country dependence foreign oil faced controversial issue offshore wind farm allowed waters coast massachusetts major tourist destination boating location expressed opposition saying believed hinder tourism boating area congressional ethics brown avid supporter cooperation members congress said goal congress work manner according study brown second senator voting party time comparison partner delegation senator voted party time entire massachusetts delegation house_of_representatives voted party time second half brown wrote version stock act ban insider trading congress act written senator prohibit asset trading members congress staff advance knowledge assets behavior involvement congress bill verbally supported president barack_obama state union address passed major procedural senate vote january social issues brown refers currently sex marriage new_hampshire settled issue wish change brown said personally believes marriage man woman oppose constitutional amendment banning gay marriage favor civil unions opposes ending favors leaving issue states decide initially claiming neutrality don ask don tell ban openly gay military personnel joined handful republicans broke party repeal ban december brown supported shared divorce sponsor fathers families voted brown stated wade settled law self described pro choice intact evacuation known legally partial birth abortion spoken favor parental consent minors seek abortion said use abortion test supreme_court opposes federal funding abortion accordance amendment massachusetts sensible marijuana policy initiative passed subsequently implemented proposed enact higher fines driving opposed state initiative use medicinal marijuana massachusetts said efforts end drug trade afghanistan crime security brown supports strengthening new_hampshire sex penalties death penalty right bear arms restrictions licenses background checks strengthening border enforcement creating employment system penalties companies hire illegal immigrants brown voted dream act internet censorship brown opposed protect act gun control following sandy hook elementary school shooting december brown senator support federal ban assault weapons campaigning september said propose new legislation returned congress listen viewpoints presented bill organizational associations honors brown year member retiring colonel judge brown awarded army medal service organizing national_guard quickly support homeland security following terrorist attacks september completed awarded received year award leadership reforming state sex laws protecting victims rights brown family helped raise funds non profit organizations inc care support developmental disabilities recognized work creating environment encourages job growth expansion massachusetts year citing profound impact national politics year career february hired brown air contributor february reported brown longer contract brown contract renewed following brown defeat race wide speculation run resigning seat secretary state february ruled undertaking campaign years march brown joined company provides legal lobbying services reported brown working financial services commercial real estate industries april brown left company work later received media attention called brown senate election campaign brown campaign denied claim said breached honor code harvard_university making visiting august brown stated considering presidential run august brown interview dan radio program said won candidate massachusetts governor september brown joined advisory board wireless communications small arms manufacturer early february brown email list promote video doctor warning flu water excessive exercising questionable medical claims email generated news coverage brown subsequently cut ties sent email march brown began seeking campaign staff aggressively political elite marking local republicans consider steps launching senate campaign democratic senator april local new_hampshire station reported brown confirmed announced today running senate democratic incumbent announce week subsequent activity brown stated win lose new hampshire bid planned remain new_hampshire resident rest life january revealed shortly losing age filed application claim state pension brown ruled running office future brown working contributor host brown served featured speaker republican leadership summit new_hampshire brown continues play active role politics campaigning fundraising congressional candidates meeting republican candidates president new_hampshire brown facebook page promote company uses multi level marketing sell nutrition weight loss energy sports performance products said lost pounds days later added wife paid confirmed independent representative company washington requested investigation brown non disclosure financial interest february brown endorsed presidential election bid personal life brown married news reporter met modeling daughters american idol semi finalist graduate competitive equestrian pre medical student primary home new_hampshire couple owns rental boston caribbean island religion brown family members north_america relationship community commonly known roman catholic mount mary abbey massachusetts brown family assisted efforts raise million replace order candy factory new facility solar panels wind turbine
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