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Dave Brown (Minnesota)

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Dave Brown
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 15

Education

Bachelor's

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Personal
Birthplace
Iowa, La.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Insurance Agent
Contact

Personal website

David M. "Dave" Brown (b. June 26, 1961) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 15 from 2011 to 2017.

Brown did not seek re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2016.

Biography

Brown earned his B.A. from Oklahoma Wesleyan University. His professional experience includes working as an independent insurance agent, and in the Christian music industry.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Environment and Energy

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Brown 's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Education

  • Excerpt: "I support parental control in our children's education, which includes the options of homeschooling, charter and private schools. Fairness in education funding needs to be a priority in Minnesota."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Minnesota's economy and the creation of new jobs can be significantly improved with the permitting of the copper and nickel mines in northern Minnesota."

Taxes & Spending

  • Excerpt: "I will propose a flat income tax rate for all Minnesota wage earners that allows us to keep over $1 billion more of our hard earned money. I support no tax increases and will work to reduce the size of our ever-increasing state government."

Protecting the Unborn

  • Excerpt: "I support the right to life for our unborn children. From conception to birth, babies are living human beings and should be protected as such. Abortion should not be legal and there should be no public funding to end the life of a baby."

Right to Bear Arms

  • Excerpt: "The 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of Americans to keep and bear arms. I strongly support our right to keep and bear arms and believe this right must not be violated."

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Dave Brown (Minnesota) endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[2]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Dave Brown (R) did not seek re-election.

Andrew Mathews defeated Chilah Brown in the Minnesota State Senate District 15 general election.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Mathews 70.85% 28,373
     Democratic Chilah Brown 29.15% 11,672
Total Votes 40,045
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Chilah Brown defeated Rob Passons in the Minnesota State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chilah Brown 58.71% 657
     Democratic Rob Passons 41.29% 462
Total Votes 1,119


Andrew Mathews defeated Dan Whitcomb in the Minnesota State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Mathews 63.92% 1,938
     Republican Dan Whitcomb 36.08% 1,094
Total Votes 3,032

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Brown won election in District 15 in 2012 due to redistricting. He was unopposed in the August 14 primary and defeated Sally Knox in the November 6 general election.[7][8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Brown Incumbent 56.6% 21,917
     Democratic Sally Knox 43.4% 16,787
Total Votes 38,704

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Brown defeated Patrick Munro in the August 10 primary. He defeated Lisa Fobbe (DFL) in the general election.[9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 16 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dave Brown (R) 20480 57.38%
Lisa Fobbe (D) 15164 42.49%
Write-In 47 0.13%

Campaign finance summary

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Dave Brown campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 15Won $38,571 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 16Won $35,253 N/A**
Grand total$73,824 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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2017

In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Taxpayers League of Minnesota

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[10]

2013

Brown received a score of 69 percent in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 25th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[11]

2012

Brown received a score of 71 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 20th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[12]

2011

Brown received a score of 77 percent in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 35th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[13]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Brown and his wife, Deb, have two children.

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "davebrownforsenate," Official Campaign Website
  2. ↑ Rick Santorum for President, "SANTORUM ANNOUNCES MINNESOTA LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENTS," February 6, 2012
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
  8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  9. ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
  10. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
  11. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
  12. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
  13. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
John Pederson (R) 		Minnesota State Senate District 15
2013- 2017 		Succeeded by
Andrew Mathews (R)
Preceded by
Lisa Fobbe (DFL) 		Minnesota State Senate District 16
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Gary Dahms (R)


Current members of the Minnesota State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Bobby Champion
Majority Leader:Erin Murphy
Minority Leader:Mark Johnson
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Jeff Howe (R)
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Susan Pha (D)
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