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Chris Brown (Mississippi)

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Chris Brown
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Mississippi House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent
In office
2012 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2016
Years in position 1
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$10,000/year
Per diem$109/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 8, 2011
First electedNovember 8, 2011
Next electionNovember 3, 2015
Term limitsN/A
Personal
ProfessionBusiness owner
ReligionBaptist
Websites
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

Chris Brown is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He has represented the 20th District since 2012.

Committee assignments

2012-2013

During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

On his campaign website Brown lists the following themes of his campaign: [1]

  • "Grow the economy. Create jobs."
  • "Stop wasteful spending. Balance the state budget"
  • "No tax increases."
  • "Improve education."
  • "Better access to affordable health care."
  • "Support voter I.D."
  • "Require drug testing of welfare recipients."
  • "Supports individual right to keep and bear arms."
  • "NRA score is A."
  • "100% Pro Life."
  • "Active leader in Mississippi’s Pro Life movement."
  • "Protect our Christian heritage, values and freedom"

Elections

2011

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Brown won election to District 20 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the August 2 primary and defeated Democratic incumbent Jimmy Puckett in the November 8 general election. [2]

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgChris Brown 55.9% 4,002
     Democrat Jimmy Puckett Incumbent 44.1% 3,154
Total Votes 7,156

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Brown received $84,056 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[3]

Endorsements

2011

Brown was endorsed by the Mississippi Tea Party. The 20th is one of 10 districts the Tea Party’s Move the House Committee specifically targeted as necessary to win in order to gain conservative control of the House.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Chris Brown for House, "Issues and solutions, access November 1, 2011
  2. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, 2011 Official Primary Candidate List
  3. ↑ Follow the Money - 2011 contributions
  4. ↑ Y'all Politics, "Mississippi Tea Party To Target 10 Seats," September 6, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Jimmy Puckett 		Mississippi House of Representatives District 20
2012 – Present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Philip Gunn (R) • Speaker Pro Tempore: Greg Snowden (R)
   
Democratic (58) • Republican (63) • Vacant (1) • Mississippi State Senate
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