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Troy Brown
Troy Brown (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 2. Brown assumed office in 2012. Brown left office in 2017.
Brown (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 2. Brown lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Brown is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 2 from 2012 to 2017. He resigned on February 16, 2017, after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse.[1]
Biography
Brown earned his B.S. from Southern University. His professional experience includes owning and serving as CEO of Home-Care PCA, LLC.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Environmental Quality, Vice Chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Transportation, Highways & Public Works |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:
- Environmental Quality Committee, Louisiana State Senate, Vice Chairman
- Insurance Committee, Louisiana State Senate
- Transportation, Highways & Public Works Committee, Louisiana State Senate
Sponsored legislation
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
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 2
Incumbent Ed Price won election outright against Troy Brown in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 2 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Price (D) | 58.8 | 21,605 |
 | Troy Brown (D) | 41.2 | 15,114 | |
| Total votes: 36,719 | |||
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2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[2]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Troy Brown (D) defeated Chris Delpit (D) and Eric Weil (I) in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 2 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Troy Brown Incumbent |
72% | 23,829 | |
| Democratic | Chris Delpit | 15.7% | 5,208 | |
| Independent | Eric Weil | 12.3% | 4,072 | |
| Total Votes | 33,109 | |||
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Brown won the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 2. He faced Elton Aubert (D), Michael Bell (D), Alfred Carter (R), George Grace Jr. (D) and Zaine Kasem (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, then a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between the top-two vote getters, which in this case were Aubert and Brown.[5] Brown defeated Aubert in the general election.[6]
| Louisiana State Senate District 2 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Troy Brown |
52.7% | 12,863 | |
| Democratic | Elton Aubert | 47.3% | 11,549 | |
| Total Votes | 24,412 | |||
| Louisiana State Senate District 2 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Elton M. Aubert |
31% | 10,932 | |
| Democratic | Mike Bell | 12.8% | 4,519 | |
| Democratic | Troy E. Brown |
34.2% | 12,082 | |
| Republican | Al Carter | 14.1% | 4,966 | |
| Democratic | George Grace, Jr. | 6.2% | 2,198 | |
| Republican | Zaine Kasem | 1.7% | 584 | |
| Total Votes | 35,281 | |||
2007
In 2007, Brown was defeated in the general election by Elton Aubert (D).[7]
| Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 58 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Elton Aubert (D)
|
7,046 | |||
| Troy Brown (D) | 6,221 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2011
Brown listed seven issues on his campaign website.[8]
- Promote parishes to bring in new businesses and jobs
- Better healthcare for the elderly, children and disabled
- Fair and adequate financial resources for schools
- Better pay and assistance with benefits for firefighters, police officers and EMTs
- New road projects to promote economic growth and provide more evacuation routes
- Use corporate incentives to require employee training and hiring of local citizens for jobs
- Better flood protection and coastal restoration
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
1st domestic battery case
On November 29, 2015, state Sen. Brown was arrested and charged with domestic abuse battery.[9] Brown was arrested for an incident that occurred on November 28, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.[9] He was let out of jail on a $3,000 bond.[10] According to police, the incident began with an argument between Brown and the alleged victim in his hotel room.[11] According to police, the female victim had been romantically involved with the married senator for the past 10 years.[12] Due to the argument, the alleged victim left the hotel room with her female friend and headed for the elevator.[11] While waiting for the elevator, the two women were confronted by Brown, and he began an argument with the woman's friend. The first woman intervened in the argument, at which time Brown allegedly punched her in the right eye.[9] Brown said in an emailed statement that he did not remember everything that happened. According to Brown, a serious car accident in 1991 left him with brain damage, and since then, he has suffered from periodic bouts of short-term memory loss.[11] Brown went on to say, "I apologize to my family and my constituents, and I commit to getting the help I need to resolve the medical issues which I believe contributed to this incident. From the first moment authorities were called I have cooperated fully with them and will continue to do so."[13]
On April 8, 2016, Brown's attorney, former state Sen. Ed Murray, entered a plea of not guilty for Brown at the Orleans Parish Criminal Court for a simple battery charge. Brown did not appear at the hearing and was scheduled to stand trial on September 14, 2016. Brown was originally charged with domestic abuse battery, but the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office lessened the charge to simple battery.[14]
On September 14, 2016, Brown pleaded no contest to simple battery. He admitted to punching his girlfriend after a football party in November 2015. The judge sentenced him to six months of inactive probation. He was also ordered to pay a $500 fine and misdemeanor court costs.[15]
2nd domestic battery case
On July 18, 2016, Brown was arrested and charged with domestic abuse battery. Reports indicated that Brown's wife requested police dispatch after Brown became irate and bit her on the arm.[16] Senate President John Alario suspended Brown's committee assignments until charges were resolved. Alario did not suggest that he would push for Brown's resignation.[17] He was arraigned on October 4, 2016, and pleaded not guilty.[18]
On January 11, 2017, Brown pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse battery. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but only had to serve two days since the judge suspended the rest of his sentence. The judge also ordered Brown to pay a $300 fine, complete 64 hours of community service, three months of probation, and participate in a domestic violence program.[19][20]
Personal
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Brown and his wife, Toni, have two children.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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- Profile from Open States
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Twitter Page
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Nola, "Troy Brown resigns Louisiana Senate, avoiding expulsion," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Official Louisiana House of Representatives 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ Troy Brown for Senate, "The Issues," September 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fox 8 Live, "State Senator Troy Brown issues statement addressing arrest," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily Comet, "Area legislator charged with domestic abuse battery," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 wwltv.com, "Police: State Senator punched female friend in face during altercation," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ wbrz.com, "NOPD says married Sen. Troy Brown punched girlfriend at Bayou Classic party," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ ksla.com, "OPSO: Louisiana State Senator arrested in New Orleans," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ klfy.com, "Louisiana State Senator pleads not guilty to simple battery charge," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ [http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/sen-troy-brown-pleads-no-contest-to-battery-charge/318822525 wwltv.com, " Sen. Troy Brown pleads no contest to battery of 'side friend'," accessed September 14, 2016]
- ↑ wbrz.com, "State Senator Troy Brown arrested again on domestic abuse charge ," July 18, 2016
- ↑ nola.com, "Sen. Troy Brown to be reprimanded, but not asked to resign from Louisiana Legislature," July 21, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Sen. Troy Brown enters not guilty plea to domestic charge involving wife," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Nola.com, "Sen. Troy Brown gets jail sentence on domestic abuse charge," accessed January 13, 2017
- ↑ The Advocate, "State Sen. Troy Brown pleads no contest to domestic charge; gets 38-hour jail term," accessed January 13, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cynthia Willard-Lewis |
Louisiana State Senate District 2 2012–2017 |
Succeeded by Ed Price (D) |
