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Scott Brown (politician)

February 16, 2024

For other people named Scott Brown, see Scott Brown (disambiguation).

Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959) is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He is a former United States Senator for Massachusetts (2010–2013), and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. Before his Senate tenure, Brown served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives (1998–2004) and then in the State Senate (2004–2010).

Scott Brown
Official portrait, 2017
Dean of New England Law Boston
In office
January 1, 2021 – August 11, 2021
Preceded byJohn O'Brien
Succeeded byLisa Freudenheim
19th United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
In office
June 28, 2017 – December 20, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMark Gilbert
Succeeded byTom Udall
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
February 4, 2010 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byPaul G. Kirk
Succeeded byElizabeth Warren
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex district
In office
March 25, 2004 – February 4, 2010
Preceded byCheryl Jacques
Succeeded byRichard Ross
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 9th Norfolk district
In office
January 7, 1998 – March 25, 2004
Preceded byJo Ann Sprague
Succeeded byRichard Ross
Personal details
Born
Scott Philip Brown

(1959-09-12) September 12, 1959 (age 64)
Kittery, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Children2, including Ayla
EducationTufts University (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/service
Years of service1979–2014
Rank Colonel
UnitJudge Advocate General's Corps
Army National Guard
Awards Army Commendation Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Scott Brown's voice
Brown, while a U.S. senator, speaks on the Boston Bruins winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals
Recorded June 16, 2011

In 2010, Brown faced Democratic candidate Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election which occurred after the 2009 death of longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. While initially trailing Coakley by a large margin, Brown saw a sudden late surge and posted a come-from-behind win to become the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972. Brown ran for a full Senate term in 2012, but lost to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. After his defeat, Brown joined the board of directors of Kadant paper company, joined Fox News as a commentator, and joined Nixon Peabody where he provided legal services.[1][2][3]

After re-establishing residence in New Hampshire, Brown then campaigned for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire in the 2014 elections. Brown won the Republican nomination by a significant margin, but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in the general election.[4] In 2017, he was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.[5][6][7][8][9]

From January to August 2021, Brown served as dean of New England Law Boston, a private law school. In April 2022, Brown became head of The Competitiveness Coalition, a newly formed conservative coalition group.[10]

Early life and education (1959–1978) edit

Brown is of English ancestry, from a family that has been in New Hampshire since the colonial era. His earliest American ancestor was 17th century immigrant Francis Matthews, who sailed from Devonshire, England.[11] Brown is part of a 9th generation New Hampshire family[11] and was born on September 12, 1959[12] at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard located on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine. Brown's father, Claude Bruce Brown, and mother, Judith Ann "Judi" (née Rugg),[13][14] divorced when he was about a year old.[15] When he was a young child, his mother moved with him to Wakefield, Massachusetts.[16] He often spent his summers in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where his father served as a city councilor for 18 years. He also spent summers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire during his youth. His father and his grandfather were Republicans. His father has said that young Scott became interested in running for political office in the mid-1960s while accompanying him on a campaign for state office.[17]

Brown had a difficult childhood; after her divorce, his working mother received welfare benefits.[18] Brown experienced sexual abuse from a camp counselor who threatened to kill the 10-year-old boy if he told anyone – which he did not disclose, even to his family, until his autobiography Against All Odds (2011)[13][19] – and physical abuse from his stepfathers.[20] During various periods of his childhood, Brown lived with his grandparents and his aunt. He shoplifted many times,[20] and was arrested for stealing record albums and brought before Judge Samuel Zoll in Salem, Massachusetts at the age of 13 or 14.[21] Zoll asked Brown if his siblings would like seeing him play basketball in jail and required Brown to write a 1,500-word essay on that question as his punishment. Brown later said, "that was the last time I ever stole."[16]

He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1977.[22] He received a Bachelor of Arts in History,[23] cum laude from Tufts University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1985. During his undergraduate career at Tufts, Brown was a member of the Kappa chapter of Zeta Psi International Fraternity.[15][24]

Early career (1978–1992) edit

Army National Guard service edit

Brown has said the rescue efforts of Army National Guard during the Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 impressed him. When he was 19, he joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard, received his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey,[16] and attended Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) classes at the campus of Northeastern University.[25] He was trained in infantry, quartermaster, and airborne duties, and in 1994 he joined the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG).[25] He was active in the Guard for 35 years rising to the rank of colonel. As the Army National Guard's head defense attorney in New England, Brown defended Guard members who had disciplinary difficulties such as positive drug tests,[26] and provided estate planning and real estate advice to those who were about to deploy to war zones.[25] He spent ten days to two weeks with the Guard in Kazakhstan and a week in Paraguay.[26]

He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in preparing for troops mobilization for Operation Noble Eagle (the mobilization of National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve personnel to provide security on military installations, airports, and other potential homeland targets) shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and later for mobilization support for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom of the Iraq War.[22][27] He credits his military experience with causing him to focus on veteran's issues as well as issues of war and peace.[26] He has served on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Hidden Wounds of War Commission, and the Governor's Task Force on Returning Veterans during his career as a legislator.[26]

On May 2, 2011, Brown announced that he would soon go to Afghanistan for training as part of his Army National Guard service.[28] When deployed in August 2011 for a week of training, he spent most of his time in Kabul.[29]

On August 1, 2012, Brown was promoted to colonel in a private ceremony presided over by fellow senator John McCain.[30] He officially retired from the Army on May 13, 2014, after 35 years of service, and was awarded the Legion of Merit.[31]

Modeling edit

In June 1982, Brown, then a 22-year-old law student at Boston College, won Cosmopolitan magazine's "America's Sexiest Man" contest. After two weeks on a crash diet of "three cans of tuna a day" and intensive workouts[20] he was featured in the magazine's centerfold, posing nude but strategically positioned so that according to Brown, "You don't see anything". In the accompanying interview, he referred to himself as "a bit of a patriot" and stated that he had political ambitions. The Cosmopolitan appearance and its $1,000 fee[26][32][33] helped pay for law school, and began for Brown a "long, lucrative" part-time catalog and print modeling career in New York and Boston during the 1980s.[34][35] Brown took a leave of absence from Boston College[36] and further pursued his modeling career in New York where he was represented by Wilhelmina Models while taking classes at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.[37] He returned to Boston, after nearly two years, to continue his studies at Boston College and continued to work as a model represented by Boston agent, Maggie Trichon of Maggie Inc.[38]

State political career (1992–2010) edit

Brown "caught the political bug" in 1992 when he was elected property assessor of Wrentham, Massachusetts.[26] In 1995, he was elected to the Wrentham Board of Selectmen.[39]

He successfully ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1998, representing the 9th Norfolk District for three terms. Brown again moved up the ladder of state politics to the state Senate in March 2004 when he won a special election to replace Democrat Cheryl Jacques.[40] Brown was re-elected for a full term in November 2004, and again in November 2006, running without opposition the second time. He won re-election in November 2008, defeating Democratic candidate Sara Orozco by a 59–41 percent margin. Following his re-election, Brown was one of five Republicans in the 40-seat Massachusetts Senate. In the Massachusetts Senate, Brown served on committees dealing with consumer protection, professional licensing, education, election laws, public safety, and veterans' affairs.[24]

 
Brown speaking to constituents

In February 2007, a controversy arose after Brown's appearance at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts as part of a debate on gay marriage. The high school students had launched a Facebook group attack on Brown and had made a derogatory remark about his daughter, Ayla. During his presentation, Brown defended himself and his daughter by directly quoting several vulgar statements they had made and announcing the names of the students who had written the statements. Critics questioned whether Brown should have quoted the profane comments in front of a high school audience.[41]

In January 2010, The Boston Globe reported that during six terms in the Legislature, three each in the House and Senate, Brown had a modest record of legislative initiatives, but he had carved out a niche as a leading advocate for veterans. Richard Tisei of Wakefield, Massachusetts, the leader of the Republican minority in the state Senate, called Brown "the acknowledged expert on veterans' issues".[42] State Senator Jack Hart, a Democrat of South Boston, said: "He does his homework, he's comprehensive in his approach, and on veterans' issues, he's one of them and has done a very good job on their behalf."[42]

Brown lists among his achievements as a legislator his authorship of a 2007 law that created a check-off box on state income tax forms for veterans to indicate whether they served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The state uses the information to notify veterans of available services and benefits, including the Welcome Home Bonus[43] that provides $1,000 for those returning from active duty in Afghanistan or Iraq.[42]

U.S. Senate (2010–2013) edit

2010 election edit

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
 
Brown on the campaign trail

On September 12, 2009, Brown announced his run for the U.S. Senate seat that became vacant with the death of Ted Kennedy, saying the state "needs an independent thinker".[44][45] Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker[46] said that Brown's political positions did not fall neatly into party lines, and called Brown "mainstream in a nation that defines itself as mostly conservative".[47] Boris Shor, political scientist at the Harris School of Public Policy, described Brown as a liberal Republican by national standards, but well-suited for his Massachusetts constituency. Shor explained the support Brown was receiving from the conservative national Republican Party as due to their "decentralized decision" to support the candidate most likely to win.[48][49]

Brown won a landslide victory in the Republican primary on December 8, 2009, defeating late entrant and perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson by a margin of 89 percent to 11 percent.[50]

Brown's opponents in the general election were Democratic nominee, Attorney General Martha Coakley, and independent Joseph L. Kennedy (no relation to the Kennedy family). At the outset, he faced overwhelming odds because he was relatively unknown compared to Coakley, he was running as a Republican in a very Democratic state, and much of his campaigning had to be done during the Christmas and New Year's season when citizens do not generally pay much attention to politics.[51] No Republican had been elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972.[52] He polled far behind Coakley for several months, but closed the gap in the early weeks of January.[53][54][55][56]

One week before the January special election, a controversy arose over a Coakley approved television ad. The ad referenced the conscientious objector amendment Brown had sponsored for inclusion in a 2005 proposed state measure on patients' rights.[57] This amendment would have allowed individual healthcare workers and hospitals to refuse to provide emergency contraceptive care (the morning-after pill[58]) to rape victims if they objected due to a religious belief. After the amendment failed, Brown did vote for the main bill which, along with other patient rights, requires healthcare workers and hospitals to provide such care.[59] Coakley's ad featured a male voice that said, "Brown even favors letting hospitals deny emergency contraception to rape victims," over the ad's graphic which had the words, "Deny rape victims care".[59] Brown's daughter Ayla called the Coakley ad "completely inaccurate and misleading", and stated that her father would never deny care to a rape victim. Brown criticized Coakley for running what he described as attack ads.[59]

 
Brown campaigning in his truck.

In the 2010 Senate race, although Brown was not endorsed by the Greater Boston Tea Party group,[60] the group organized a fund-raising breakfast for him in Boston.[61] The Tea Party Express also endorsed Brown[62] and bought ads on the national cable networks supporting Brown.[63]

When told that at various times he has been labeled a conservative, moderate and a liberal Republican, he responded "I'm a Scott Brown Republican."[64] According to Politifact, while Brown was a Massachusetts legislator, he voted about 90 percent with the state Republican leadership;[65] however, Republican Leadership in the Massachusetts legislature is generally considered far more moderate than the national Republican Party.[66]

A week before the general election, Brown raised $1.3 million from over 16,000 donors in a 24-hour moneybomb. His campaign office stated it raised $5 million over the period from January 11–15.[67][68] Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report stated on January 17 that he would put his "finger on the scale" for Brown as the favorite. The Rothenberg Political Report released a statement that "the combination of public and private survey research and anecdotal information now strongly suggests that Republican Scott Brown will defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in tomorrow's race."[69] Suffolk University's polling of three bellwether counties on January 18 had Brown leading Coakley by double-digit margins.[70] Brown won the January 19 election, performing well in traditional Republican strongholds and holding rival Coakley's margins down in many Democratic precincts.[71][72][73]

On election night, after Coakley conceded, Brown gave a victory speech that stated, "It all started with me, my truck, and a few dedicated volunteers. It ended with Air Force One making an emergency run to Logan. I didn't mind when President Obama came here and criticized me – that happens in campaigns. But when he criticized my truck, that's where I draw the line."[74] Brown's upset win stunned the national Democratic party,[75][76] and foreshadowed nationwide success for Republicans in 2010.[77][78]

2012 election edit

Main article: 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

October 2011 polling showed Brown's approvals had fallen and he faced a competitive re-election if matched against Democrat Elizabeth Warren.[79] However, his numbers in early March 2012 showed he led Warren by 8 points in the polls.[80] In March 2012, Brown's lead had narrowed to 2.3%, within the margin of error.[81] As of September 2012, several polls showed Warren with a lead over Brown (with one still giving Brown an edge).[81]

On November 6, 2012, Brown was defeated by Elizabeth Warren in the general election. Warren was able to garner 54% of the vote, while Brown won 46%.[81]

2014 election edit

Main article: 2014 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

After much anticipation by the media, Brown announced that he would run for U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Born at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, to parents who lived near downtown Portsmouth,[11] Brown then spent his early childhood in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and later in Wakefield, Massachusetts[82] following his parents' divorce.[82][83] He has also been a taxpayer and owned a home in Rye, New Hampshire for more than two decades.[84][additional citation(s) needed] In December 2013, he sold his primary home in Massachusetts and expressed to the Rye town clerk "his intention to establish residency and register to vote".[85]

 
Brown speaking with voters in North Hampton, New Hampshire.

Polling done by various agencies in April and May 2014 showed incumbent Senator Jeanne Shaheen leading Brown by 3 to 5 points. A poll conducted in May by the Republican Governors Association showed Brown leading Jeanne Shaheen by 5 points.[86][87] In late August, a WMUR/UNH poll showed Shaheen leading Brown by two points, 46 to 44. Polls were mixed in the final three weeks of the election, with most showing Shaheen ahead by 1–8 percentage points, and weekly polls by NH1 News, New England College, and Vox Populi showing Brown leading by 1–4 points.[88]

There were five total debates during the election, three of which were televised. The televised U.S. Senate Debates were hosted by WMUR-TV, NECN, and NH1 News. The WMUR Debate was moderated by George Stephanopoulos of ABC and Josh McElveen of WMUR-TV and was held at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown. The NH1 News Debate was moderated by Wolf Blitzer of CNN and Paul Steinhauser of NH1 and was held at the NH1 Media Center in Concord. The NECN Debate was moderated by Chuck Todd of NBC and was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.

Brown was defeated by Shaheen by a margin of 51.6% to 48.4%.[89]

Tenure edit

 
Scott Brown's official senate photo
 
Vice President Joe Biden swears in Brown, as Senators Paul G. Kirk and John Kerry look on

Brown was sworn into office on February 4, 2010, by Vice President Joe Biden, in his capacity as President of the Senate, on the floor of the Senate.[90] As a Class I Senator, his term lasted until January 3, 2013.

Brown was among the speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., introducing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.[91] Despite his appearance at CPAC, where he alluded to his election as making "big government spenders ... [not] feel good at all", Brown refused to rule out a vote for a Democratic "jobs bill" proposal, and praised both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and then-senior Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts for indicating their willingness to work with him across party lines.[92] Brown was one of five Republican senators to vote for cloture on the jobs bill. The motion passed in the Senate 62–30 on February 22, 2010.[93] In an up or down vote on the bill itself on February 24, 2010, Brown voted for final passage, helping to pass the bill 70–28.[94]

According to The Washington Post, Brown voted with the majority of Republicans 80% of the time.[95] In the same poll, "56% of Massachusetts voters believed he had kept his promise to be an independent voice in the U.S. Senate."[96]

Brown's views on the 2011 budget cuts and his departures from Republican consensus placed him at odds with some of his fellow Republicans and prominent Tea Party conservatives, including Glenn Beck.[97] He said he opposed these measures because he believed that they would have a negative impact on low income families and children.[98]

In late June 2010, Brown was ranked as "the most popular officeholder in Massachusetts" according to a poll conducted by The Boston Globe. 55% of those polled had favorable opinions of Brown nearly five months after his January 19, 2010, special election victory to finish the term of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. 50% of respondents generally approved of how Brown had handled his new position.[99]

On March 30, 2011, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee released a poll showing that Brown remained the "most popular politician in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with an approval rating of 73 percent." Brown's "'re-elect' score was comfortably above 50 percent, which is unusual for a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic state."[100]

Committee assignments edit

 
Senator Brown speaking with Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Craig R. McKinley at the Senate National Guard Caucus in 2011

Brown's committee assignments were as follows.[101]

Caucus memberships

Private sector (2013–2017) edit

On February 13, 2013, Fox News Channel hired Brown as an on-air contributor.[102] In February 2014, it was reported that Brown was no longer under contract with Fox News; however Brown's contract was renewed.[103][104]

Following Brown's defeat in the 2012 U.S Senate race there was wide speculation that he would run again in 2013 due to John Kerry resigning from the other Massachusetts Senate seat to become Secretary of State. However, on February 1, 2013, he ruled out undertaking a third U.S. Senate campaign in less than four years.[105]

In March 2013 Brown joined Nixon Peabody, a company which provides legal and lobbying services.[106] Nixon Peabody reported that Brown would be working with the financial services and commercial real estate industries.[107] In April 2014 Brown left the company.[108] This work later received media attention when Lawrence Lessig with the Mayday PAC called Brown a lobbyist during the 2014 Senate election campaign.[3] Brown's campaign denied the claim and said that Lessig had breached the honor code of Harvard University in making it.[109]

While visiting the Iowa State Fair in August 2013, Brown stated he was considering a 2016 presidential run.[110]

On August 21, 2013, Brown, during an interview on WBZ's NightSide With Dan Rea radio program, said he would not be a candidate for Massachusetts governor in 2014.[111]

In September 2013, Brown joined the advisory board of Airtronic USA/Global Digital Solutions, a wireless communications and small arms manufacturer and exporter.[112]

In early February 2014, Brown's email list was used to promote "a video from a doctor warning against flu vaccines, fluoridated water, and excessive exercising, among other questionable medical claims."[113] The email generated news coverage. Brown subsequently cut ties with the vendor that sent the email.

On March 13, 2014, Brown began seeking campaign staff while aggressively courting New Hampshire's political elite, marking what local Republicans considered serious steps toward launching a Senate campaign against Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.[114]

On April 2, 2014, a local New Hampshire station reported that Brown "confirmed and announced on NH Today that he is running for the US Senate in NH" against Democratic Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen, and would announce the next week.[115]

Post-2014 campaign edit

 
Scott Brown speaking at the 2016 First in the Nation (FITN) Town Hall hosted by the New Hampshire Republican Party

Brown had stated that win or lose in his 2014 New Hampshire Senatorial bid, he planned to remain a New Hampshire resident for the rest of his life. In January 2015, it was revealed that shortly after losing to Shaheen, Brown, age 55, filed an application to the Massachusetts State Retirement Board to claim a state pension. Brown did not rule out running for office again in the future.[116] Brown is also working as a contributor for Fox News Channel and as an on-call host for Fox & Friends. Brown served as a featured speaker at the 2015 Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire.[117] Brown continues to play an active role in politics, campaigning and fundraising with senatorial and congressional candidates and meeting with Republican candidates for president in New Hampshire.[118]

In 2015, Brown used his Facebook page to promote AdvoCare, a company that uses multi-level marketing to sell nutrition, weight-loss, energy, and sports performance products.[119][120] He said that he had lost 30 pounds in 24 days on the regimen.[119][120] He later added that neither he nor his wife were "paid spokesrepresentatives for Advocare,"[119][121] although he was confirmed as being an independent representative of the company.[122] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation of Brown's non-disclosure of financial interest in AdvoCare.[123]

In February 2016, Brown became the first current or former U.S. Senator to endorse Donald Trump's presidential election bid.[124] He introduced Trump to Anthony Scaramucci, who later briefly served as Trump's communications director.[125]

In an August 2016 sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News, Andrea Tantaros claimed that Brown made sexually suggestive comments to her and touched her without her consent. Brown denied the allegations.[126][127]

Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020) edit

 
Brown and his wife with Governor-General Patsy Reddy and her husband

On April 20, 2017, it was reported that Brown was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.[5][6][7] He was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador to New Zealand on June 8, 2017[8] and arrived in New Zealand on June 25.[9] He was confirmed as Ambassador to Samoa a month later.

In October 2017, the U.S. State Department advised Brown to be more culturally sensitive after he called United States Peace Corps volunteers "beautiful" and told servers at an event that they could make good money in the food service industry. The State Department conducted a review and Brown was counseled on standards of conduct for government employees.[128]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown used a private jet to dodge the mandatory New Zealand quarantine.[129] During this time, 112 other international diplomats used the government run quarantine facilities, which were temporarily housed in New Zealand hotels, to spend 14 days in monitored quarantine, but Brown's group of 6 did not. Brown's flouting of the uniform quarantine – partly credited with keeping New Zealand mostly COVID-19 free – caused a furor as was made known after Brown had returned from a "working holiday" in the US.[130][131][132]

Brown departed New Zealand on December 20, 2020, at the close of his term, leaving Kevin Covert as the chargé d'affaires.[133]

Post-ambassadorship edit

In December 2020, Brown became the dean of New England Law Boston. He had been selected for this position in November 2019, with an initial agreement being made that he would assume the position in December 2020, at the end of his commitment with the State Department to serve as ambassador.[134][135] He started his tenure as dean in January 2021. He resigned from this job in August 2021, with his resignation letter citing a difference of vision from that of the board of directors, and declaring that he would "re-engage in the political arena," by supporting, "candidates and causes who share my vision of re-building the Republican Party and moving our country beyond partisan gridlock."[136]

In April 2022, it was reported that Brown would lead "The Competitiveness Coalition", a coalition formed in opposition to the proposed American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICO). Organizations included in the coalition include the National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Prosperity, and the R Street Institute.[10]

Political positions edit

 
Brown meets President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, June 2010.

Scott Brown is a moderate Republican. Brown describes himself as socially moderate and fiscally conservative. He said he is a "pro-choice moderate Republican."[137] He said that he voted 50–50 with Democrats and Republicans and said he is bipartisan.[138] He identifies himself as a "Reagan Republican". He has said, "I'm going to be the only person down there who is going to be the independent voter and thinker ... I've always been the underdog in one shape or form."[16]

The University of Chicago's Boris Schor completed an analysis of his tenure in the state legislature and concluded that his voting record was more liberal than two-thirds of Massachusetts Republican state legislators.[139] "He has supported abortion rights and come out against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage – an issue he has said should be up to states to decide.

As a state legislator, he also supported Massachusetts' legislation to provide universal healthcare."[140] However, in 2010, Brown was endorsed by the conservative Tea Party Express.[141] After being elected, Brown said that "[he's] not a Tea Party member."[142] As a United States Senator, Congressional Quarterly found that Brown voted with President Obama's 2011 positions on legislation 69.6% of the time.[143] According to GovTrack, Brown was the third most moderate Republican Senator during his tenure in the Senate.[144] He has a lifetime 53% conservative rating from the American Conservative Union and a 50% liberal rating from the Americans for Democratic Action.[145] In 2012, the non-partisan National Journal gave him a rating of 54% conservative and 46% liberal.[145]

Fiscal policy edit

Brown is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge.[146] In a letter to the editor of The Boston Globe written on January 8, 2012, Brown wrote, "With out-of-control government spending and rising debt and deficits, politicians in Washington have proven time and time again that they cannot manage hard-earned taxpayer money responsibly. So why should we give them even more?"[147]

Brown opposed a proposed multibillion-dollar tax on banks to recoup bailout money and prescribing of bank executive compensation. Brown, discussing the proposal through a spokesperson, said that he is "opposed to higher taxes, especially in the midst of a severe recession". He also opposed it on the grounds that the tax would likely be passed onto consumers in the form of higher service and ATM fees.[148][149] In September 2010, Brown opposed a Senate bill creating a $30 billion government fund aimed at encouraging lending to small businesses. The bill combined the fund with $12 billion in new tax breaks. Brown criticized the bill for including a provision much like the Troubled Asset Relief Program, stating: "Banks making lending decisions with government funds is not the way to get our economy moving again."[150]

On December 12, 2010, The Boston Globe reported that "[c]ampaign contributions to [Brown] from the financial industry spiked sharply during a critical three-week period last summer as the fate of the Wall Street regulatory overhaul hung in the balance and Brown used the leverage of his swing vote to win key concessions sought by firms."[151] Brown received more than ten times the amount of contributions from the financial services industry as House Financial Services Committee chairman (and author of the legislation) Barney Frank during the same period.[151] According to the Globe:

Brown's efforts benefited large Massachusetts companies such as MassMutual Financial Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Fidelity Investments, and State Street Corp., whose executives and political action committees contributed $29,000 to Brown during the three-week period he was extracting the concessions from Democrats.

They also benefited major out-of-state institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS, and JPMorgan Chase. Those and other out-of-state financial interests gave Brown a total of $50,000 during the period.[151]

In December 2011, with a temporary payroll tax cut set to expire at the end of the month, the Senate considered the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011, which would extend the tax cut for 113 million workers or families and fund the plan by a 3.25 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million. Brown voted against proceeding to take up the bill (i.e., voted against cloture that would end the filibuster). He announced that his opposition was to the surtax on high incomes.[152][153][154]

Foreign policy edit

Brown supported President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to fight in Afghanistan. He cited Stanley McChrystal's recommendations as a reason for his support.[26] He also advocates that suspected terrorists be tried in military tribunals and not civilian courts.[25] He also supported the limited use of "enhanced interrogation techniques", including waterboarding against non-citizen terrorist suspects.[155] He supports a two-state solution for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in which Israel and a new, independent Palestinian state would co-exist side by side.[156]

Veterans services edit

In 2007, Brown wrote a law establishing a check off box on State income tax forms to allow a filer to indicate if he or she is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. The measure's purpose is to locate and inform returning veterans of benefits they qualify for. Known as the "Welcome Home" bonus, it was passed with bipartisan support.[22] Brown also amended the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, with Senator Jack Reed (RI), to create a dedicated military liaison office within the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which aside from defending against unscrupulous lenders, also ensures protection of military families against fraudulent life insurance policies. The measure passed the United States Senate 99 to 1.[157]

Health care edit

Brown supported the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform, which requires all residents to have health insurance, with a state-subsidized plan created for those who cannot afford to insure themselves. Brown opposed President Obama's health care reform plan in the form approved. He stated that the plan was fiscally unsound, and during his campaign he pledged to be the 41st vote to filibuster the bill in the Senate.[158]

Brown voted for a state measure on patients' rights that, among other provisions, requires emergency rooms to provide what is known as the morning-after pill[58] to rape victims to prevent an unwanted pregnancy from developing. In consideration of health care workers who might have a religious objection to administering this medication, Brown attached what became known as the Conscientious Objector amendment which would have exempted these workers, as well as religious hospitals, from being required to provide this medication. However, Brown's amendment also required that all hospitals still had to provide a means for the patient to receive the medication, either by providing another healthcare worker willing to administer the medication, or, in the case of religious hospitals, to provide transportation to another facility, and in a timely manner.[159] The amendment did not pass.[160] Brown remains in favor of allowing religious hospitals to refuse to provide emergency contraception on moral or religious grounds, as he stated in the January 5, 2010 candidate debate.[160][161]

Energy policy edit

Brown supports expanding solar, wind, and nuclear power, and offshore drilling exploration as a means to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil.[16] But, when faced with the controversial issue of whether an offshore wind farm should be allowed in the waters off the Cape Cod coast in Massachusetts, a major tourist destination and boating location, he expressed opposition, saying he believed it would hinder tourism and boating in the area.[162]

Congressional ethics edit

Brown is an avid supporter of bipartisan cooperation among members of Congress. He has said that his goal in Congress is "to work in a bipartisan and bicameral manner."[163] According to a Congressional Weekly study, in 2011 Brown was the second-most bipartisan U.S. Senator, voting with his own party only 54% of the time.[164] By comparison, his partner in the Massachusetts Senate delegation, Senator John Kerry, voted with his own party 96% of the time, and the entire Massachusetts delegation to the House of Representatives voted with their party over 90% of the time.[164] This centrism, though he was also sometimes described as libertarian in his ideology, had earned him criticism from the movement conservatives some of whom considered him a RINO or insufficiently conservative.[165]

During the second half of 2011, Brown wrote the 2011 version of the STOCK Act, a move to ban insider trading in Congress. The act, which was co-written with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), would prohibit asset trading by members of Congress (and their staff) who have advance knowledge of their assets' behavior due to their involvement in Congress.[166] The bill was verbally supported by President Barack Obama during his third State of the Union address, and passed a major procedural hurdle in the Senate by a vote of 93–2 on January 30, 2012.[167]

Social issues edit

Abortion and reproductive issues edit

Brown has stated that Roe v. Wade is settled law and is self-described as "pro-choice" or pro-abortion rights. When the Republicans approved a stricter anti-abortion platform, Brown sent a letter to protest the decision calling it a "mistake".[168] When he ran for the Senate in New Hampshire in 2014, his campaign said that "he is pro-choice and will protect a woman's right to choose."[169] He is against intact dilation and evacuation abortions (known legally as "partial birth abortion")[170] and has spoken in favor of parental consent[16] for minors who seek an abortion. In 2005, Brown supported a 24-hour waiting requirement as well as one that women receive photographs of ultrasounds before an abortion.[171][172] In 2002, he selected the statement "abortion should always be legally available" in a questionnaire.[173] He said he would not use abortion as a litmus test in Supreme Court confirmations.[16] He opposes federal funding for elective abortion in accordance with the Hyde Amendment.[56] He supported funding for Planned Parenthood.[174] In 2012, he supported the Shaheen Amendment to allow the military to provide abortions for servicewomen who were the victims of rape or incest.[175]

As a state legislator and senator, Brown has mixed reviews from abortion rights and anti-abortion special interest groups. In 2000, he was given a 100% score from Planned Parenthood and a 0% score from Massachusetts Citizens for Life. In 2002, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts gave him a 100% rating for supporting abortion rights positions. However, as a United States Senator, in 2011 he was rated 45% by NARAL Pro-Choice America and 75% by the anti-abortion group, National Right to Life.[145]

Regarding other reproductive issues, Brown says that he supports a woman's ability to access contraception and use birth control, but he did vote against requiring businesses with religious objections to provide birth control.[176] As a state legislator, he also supported stem-cell research voting for a bill that included embryonic stem-cell research in 2005.[177][178][179] He authored legislation to fund research for stem cells from umbilical cords.[180] In 2005, he broke with his party by voting with Democrats in support of a bill to allow embryonic stem cell research.[181] However, he later opposed funding for embryonic stem-cell research.[174]

Family law edit

Brown has supported a presumption of shared parenting after divorce and was a co-sponsor of Fathers and Families HB 1460.[182] He also voted for reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2012.[183]

Immigration edit

Brown voted against the DREAM Act.[184] He also opposed President Obama's executive order to decrease the deportation of undocumented immigrants.[185] During his campaign for Senate, his platform included tighter regulation on immigration.[186] Brown opposed bilingual education classes in Massachusetts schools; Brown did respond to a survey and said that most undocumented immigrants should be deported but that there should be some exceptions.[187] In 2004, Brown voted to allow undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition, but later opposed it in 2014.[188]

As a US Senator in 2011, Scott Brown was the lead sponsor for a bipartisan resolution in Congress to apologize to Chinese Americans and Chinese immigrants for decades of discrimination, sinophobia, and violence, during the period from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through 1943 .[189] After the resolution passed unanimously, Brown noted to the LA Times that this "cannot undo the hurt caused by past discrimination against Chinese immigrants, but it is important that we acknowledge the wrongs that were committed many years ago".

In 2012, Brown introduced legislation to give 10,500 employee visas to Irish immigrants.[190][191] He argued that the Irish had fallen behind in the US immigration system.[192] The Federation for American Immigration Reform, which seeks to reduce legal as well as illegal immigration, gave Brown a 100% rating in 2010 and Numbers USA, another PAC which seeks to restrict legal immigration, gave Brown an overall 32% rating.[145]

Gun policy edit

Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012, Brown became the first Republican Senator to support a federal ban on assault weapons.[193] During campaigning in September 2014, he said he would not propose new legislation if he returned to Congress and would listen to all viewpoints if others presented a bill.[194]

In 2008, Brown had an A rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), but received a 43% score in 2012.[145] In 2014, Gun Owners of America gave him a 30% grade and New Hampshire Firearms Coalition gave him a 14% rating; both groups are supportive of gun rights and oppose gun control.[145]

Drug policy edit

After the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative was passed in 2008 and subsequently implemented, he proposed in the State Senate to enact higher fines for "drugged driving".[195] In 2012, he opposed a state initiative to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana in Massachusetts.[196] He also said efforts should be made to end drug trade in Afghanistan.[197]

Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights edit

Brown voted for a 2004 state constitutional amendment to define marriage as between "one man and one woman" and which would have established civil unions.[198] In 2007, Brown explained that he was opposed to gay marriage but also pointed "out that he does support civil unions for same-sex couples."[199] Brown refers to the currently legalized same-sex marriage in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as a settled issue, which he does not wish to change.[26] Brown has said he personally believes marriage is between a man and a woman, but would still oppose a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.[200] He is in favor of civil unions.[16][201] He opposes ending the Defense of Marriage Act, but otherwise favors leaving the issue to the states to decide.[56] After initially claiming neutrality on "don't ask, don't tell", the ban on openly gay military personnel,[202] he joined a handful of Republicans who broke with their party to repeal the ban in December 2010.[203][204] In 2012, he voted in favor of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act which included provisions to assist victims regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and which prohibited its funds from being given to programs that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.[205] He was one of 15 Republicans in the Senate who voted in favor of the re-authorization.

When asked about same-sex marriage, he focused on the economy; "Brown said the economic challenges in regards to jobs, healthcare and college tuition affect both straight and gay couples and that is what he is working to address."[206] In 2012, his campaign said "Senator Brown is a supporter of civil unions, but believes that marriage is between a man and a woman. He believes that individual states are best positioned to decide whether to allow gay marriage, and he does not support a 'one size fits all' approach from the federal government."[198]

He was endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans which supports same-sex marriage and other gay rights.[207] The Log Cabin Republicans gave him their top award after he voted to repeal DADT.[208] The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an advocacy group which measures support for LGBT rights, has given Brown mixed ratings. In 2010, the HRC gave him a 33% score and in 2012 he was given a 55% score.[145] The American Civil Liberties Union, which supports gay rights among other civil rights causes, gave Brown a rating of 50% in 2012.[209]

Crime and security edit

Brown supports strengthening New Hampshire sex offender penalties,[182] the death penalty,[156] the right to bear arms (with some restrictions such as licenses and background checks) and strengthening border enforcement and creating an employment verification system with penalties for companies that hire illegal immigrants.[182]

Intellectual property law edit

Brown opposed the PROTECT IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act.[210]

Organizational associations and honors edit

Brown was a 35-year member of the Army National Guard, retiring as a colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Brown was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in organizing the National Guard to quickly support homeland security following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.[211][212] He has also completed Airborne School and been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.[22]

Brown has received the Public Servant of the Year Award from the United Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in reforming the state's sex offender laws and protecting victims' rights.[213] Brown's family has helped raise funds for such non-profit organizations as Horace Mann Educational Associates (HMEA, Inc.), Wrentham Developmental Center, Charles River Arc, and the Arc of Northern Bristol County, all for the care and support of those with developmental disabilities. He has also been recognized by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) for his work in creating an environment that encourages job growth and expansion in Massachusetts.[214] The Boston Globe selected Brown as the 2010 Bostonian of the Year, citing his "profound impact on national politics in the last year".[215]

Personal life edit

Brown is married to former NH1 News reporter Gail Huff, whom he met through modeling.[216] They have two daughters, Ayla, an American Idol semi-finalist and 2010 graduate of Boston College, and Arianna, a competitive equestrian and 2012 graduate of Syracuse University.[34][217][218] Arianna earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University in 2018 and is a practicing vet.[219] Gail announced in September 2021 her candidacy in a run for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the 2022 election.[220][221]

Besides their primary home in Rye, New Hampshire, the couple owns three rental condos in Boston, and a timeshare on the Caribbean island of Aruba.[222][223]

Brown and his family are members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. They also have a relationship with a Trappist community[224][225] of Trappist nuns at Mount St. Mary's Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The Brown family has "assisted efforts to raise $5.5 million" to replace the abbey's candy factory with a new greener facility with solar panels and a wind turbine.[16]

Brown plays guitar in his spare time, and as of February 2014 had appeared on stage multiple times with American power pop band Cheap Trick as a guest musician.[226] Brown is currently playing guitar with his band "Scott Brown and the Diplomats."[227]

Brown coached his local Rye, New Hampshire, junior high school boys basketball team in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons before returning to the coaching in 2021.[228]

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scott, brown, politician, other, people, named, scott, brown, scott, brown, disambiguation, scott, philip, brown, born, september, 1959, american, diplomat, attorney, politician, served, united, states, ambassador, zealand, samoa, former, united, states, senat. For other people named Scott Brown see Scott Brown disambiguation Scott Philip Brown born September 12 1959 is an American diplomat attorney and politician who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa He is a former United States Senator for Massachusetts 2010 2013 and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U S Senate in New Hampshire Before his Senate tenure Brown served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court first in the State House of Representatives 1998 2004 and then in the State Senate 2004 2010 Scott BrownOfficial portrait 2017Dean of New England Law BostonIn office January 1 2021 August 11 2021Preceded byJohn O BrienSucceeded byLisa Freudenheim19th United States Ambassador to New Zealand and SamoaIn office June 28 2017 December 20 2020PresidentDonald TrumpPreceded byMark GilbertSucceeded byTom UdallUnited States Senatorfrom MassachusettsIn office February 4 2010 January 3 2013Preceded byPaul G KirkSucceeded byElizabeth WarrenMember of the Massachusetts Senate from the Norfolk Bristol amp Middlesex districtIn office March 25 2004 February 4 2010Preceded byCheryl JacquesSucceeded byRichard RossMember of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Norfolk districtIn office January 7 1998 March 25 2004Preceded byJo Ann SpragueSucceeded byRichard RossPersonal detailsBornScott Philip Brown 1959 09 12 September 12 1959 age 64 Kittery Maine U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseGail Huff m 1986 wbr Children2 including AylaEducationTufts University BA Boston College JD SignatureMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch serviceUnited States Army Massachusetts Army National GuardYears of service1979 2014RankColonelUnitJudge Advocate General s CorpsArmy National GuardAwardsArmy Commendation Medal Meritorious Service MedalScott Brown s voice source source Brown while a U S senator speaks on the Boston Bruins winning the 2011 Stanley Cup FinalsRecorded June 16 2011In 2010 Brown faced Democratic candidate Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election which occurred after the 2009 death of longtime Senator Ted Kennedy While initially trailing Coakley by a large margin Brown saw a sudden late surge and posted a come from behind win to become the first Republican elected to the U S Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972 Brown ran for a full Senate term in 2012 but lost to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren After his defeat Brown joined the board of directors of Kadant paper company joined Fox News as a commentator and joined Nixon Peabody where he provided legal services 1 2 3 After re establishing residence in New Hampshire Brown then campaigned for the U S Senate from New Hampshire in the 2014 elections Brown won the Republican nomination by a significant margin but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in the general election 4 In 2017 he was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate as U S Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 5 6 7 8 9 From January to August 2021 Brown served as dean of New England Law Boston a private law school In April 2022 Brown became head of The Competitiveness Coalition a newly formed conservative coalition group 10 Contents 1 Early life and education 1959 1978 2 Early career 1978 1992 2 1 Army National Guard service 2 2 Modeling 3 State political career 1992 2010 4 U S Senate 2010 2013 4 1 2010 election 4 2 2012 election 4 3 2014 election 4 4 Tenure 4 5 Committee assignments 5 Private sector 2013 2017 5 1 Post 2014 campaign 6 Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 2017 2020 7 Post ambassadorship 8 Political positions 8 1 Fiscal policy 8 2 Foreign policy 8 3 Veterans services 8 4 Health care 8 5 Energy policy 8 6 Congressional ethics 8 7 Social issues 8 7 1 Abortion and reproductive issues 8 7 2 Family law 8 7 3 Immigration 8 7 4 Gun policy 8 7 5 Drug policy 8 7 6 Same sex marriage and LGBT rights 8 8 Crime and security 8 9 Intellectual property law 9 Organizational associations and honors 10 Personal life 11 References 12 External linksEarly life and education 1959 1978 editBrown is of English ancestry from a family that has been in New Hampshire since the colonial era His earliest American ancestor was 17th century immigrant Francis Matthews who sailed from Devonshire England 11 Brown is part of a 9th generation New Hampshire family 11 and was born on September 12 1959 12 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard located on Seavey s Island in Kittery Maine Brown s father Claude Bruce Brown and mother Judith Ann Judi nee Rugg 13 14 divorced when he was about a year old 15 When he was a young child his mother moved with him to Wakefield Massachusetts 16 He often spent his summers in Newburyport Massachusetts where his father served as a city councilor for 18 years He also spent summers in Portsmouth New Hampshire during his youth His father and his grandfather were Republicans His father has said that young Scott became interested in running for political office in the mid 1960s while accompanying him on a campaign for state office 17 Brown had a difficult childhood after her divorce his working mother received welfare benefits 18 Brown experienced sexual abuse from a camp counselor who threatened to kill the 10 year old boy if he told anyone which he did not disclose even to his family until his autobiography Against All Odds 2011 13 19 and physical abuse from his stepfathers 20 During various periods of his childhood Brown lived with his grandparents and his aunt He shoplifted many times 20 and was arrested for stealing record albums and brought before Judge Samuel Zoll in Salem Massachusetts at the age of 13 or 14 21 Zoll asked Brown if his siblings would like seeing him play basketball in jail and required Brown to write a 1 500 word essay on that question as his punishment Brown later said that was the last time I ever stole 16 He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1977 22 He received a Bachelor of Arts in History 23 cum laude from Tufts University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1985 During his undergraduate career at Tufts Brown was a member of the Kappa chapter of Zeta Psi International Fraternity 15 24 Early career 1978 1992 editArmy National Guard service edit Brown has said the rescue efforts of Army National Guard during the Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 impressed him When he was 19 he joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard received his basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey 16 and attended Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC classes at the campus of Northeastern University 25 He was trained in infantry quartermaster and airborne duties and in 1994 he joined the Judge Advocate General s Corps JAG 25 He was active in the Guard for 35 years rising to the rank of colonel As the Army National Guard s head defense attorney in New England Brown defended Guard members who had disciplinary difficulties such as positive drug tests 26 and provided estate planning and real estate advice to those who were about to deploy to war zones 25 He spent ten days to two weeks with the Guard in Kazakhstan and a week in Paraguay 26 He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in preparing for troops mobilization for Operation Noble Eagle the mobilization of National Guard and U S Army Reserve personnel to provide security on military installations airports and other potential homeland targets shortly after the September 11 2001 attacks and later for mobilization support for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom of the Iraq War 22 27 He credits his military experience with causing him to focus on veteran s issues as well as issues of war and peace 26 He has served on the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs the Hidden Wounds of War Commission and the Governor s Task Force on Returning Veterans during his career as a legislator 26 On May 2 2011 Brown announced that he would soon go to Afghanistan for training as part of his Army National Guard service 28 When deployed in August 2011 for a week of training he spent most of his time in Kabul 29 On August 1 2012 Brown was promoted to colonel in a private ceremony presided over by fellow senator John McCain 30 He officially retired from the Army on May 13 2014 after 35 years of service and was awarded the Legion of Merit 31 Modeling edit In June 1982 Brown then a 22 year old law student at Boston College won Cosmopolitan magazine s America s Sexiest Man contest After two weeks on a crash diet of three cans of tuna a day and intensive workouts 20 he was featured in the magazine s centerfold posing nude but strategically positioned so that according to Brown You don t see anything In the accompanying interview he referred to himself as a bit of a patriot and stated that he had political ambitions The Cosmopolitan appearance and its 1 000 fee 26 32 33 helped pay for law school and began for Brown a long lucrative part time catalog and print modeling career in New York and Boston during the 1980s 34 35 Brown took a leave of absence from Boston College 36 and further pursued his modeling career in New York where he was represented by Wilhelmina Models while taking classes at the Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law 37 He returned to Boston after nearly two years to continue his studies at Boston College and continued to work as a model represented by Boston agent Maggie Trichon of Maggie Inc 38 State political career 1992 2010 editBrown caught the political bug in 1992 when he was elected property assessor of Wrentham Massachusetts 26 In 1995 he was elected to the Wrentham Board of Selectmen 39 He successfully ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1998 representing the 9th Norfolk District for three terms Brown again moved up the ladder of state politics to the state Senate in March 2004 when he won a special election to replace Democrat Cheryl Jacques 40 Brown was re elected for a full term in November 2004 and again in November 2006 running without opposition the second time He won re election in November 2008 defeating Democratic candidate Sara Orozco by a 59 41 percent margin Following his re election Brown was one of five Republicans in the 40 seat Massachusetts Senate In the Massachusetts Senate Brown served on committees dealing with consumer protection professional licensing education election laws public safety and veterans affairs 24 nbsp Brown speaking to constituentsIn February 2007 a controversy arose after Brown s appearance at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham Massachusetts as part of a debate on gay marriage The high school students had launched a Facebook group attack on Brown and had made a derogatory remark about his daughter Ayla During his presentation Brown defended himself and his daughter by directly quoting several vulgar statements they had made and announcing the names of the students who had written the statements Critics questioned whether Brown should have quoted the profane comments in front of a high school audience 41 In January 2010 The Boston Globe reported that during six terms in the Legislature three each in the House and Senate Brown had a modest record of legislative initiatives but he had carved out a niche as a leading advocate for veterans Richard Tisei of Wakefield Massachusetts the leader of the Republican minority in the state Senate called Brown the acknowledged expert on veterans issues 42 State Senator Jack Hart a Democrat of South Boston said He does his homework he s comprehensive in his approach and on veterans issues he s one of them and has done a very good job on their behalf 42 Brown lists among his achievements as a legislator his authorship of a 2007 law that created a check off box on state income tax forms for veterans to indicate whether they served in Iraq or Afghanistan The state uses the information to notify veterans of available services and benefits including the Welcome Home Bonus 43 that provides 1 000 for those returning from active duty in Afghanistan or Iraq 42 U S Senate 2010 2013 edit2010 election edit Main article 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts nbsp Brown on the campaign trailOn September 12 2009 Brown announced his run for the U S Senate seat that became vacant with the death of Ted Kennedy saying the state needs an independent thinker 44 45 Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker 46 said that Brown s political positions did not fall neatly into party lines and called Brown mainstream in a nation that defines itself as mostly conservative 47 Boris Shor political scientist at the Harris School of Public Policy described Brown as a liberal Republican by national standards but well suited for his Massachusetts constituency Shor explained the support Brown was receiving from the conservative national Republican Party as due to their decentralized decision to support the candidate most likely to win 48 49 Brown won a landslide victory in the Republican primary on December 8 2009 defeating late entrant and perennial candidate Jack E Robinson by a margin of 89 percent to 11 percent 50 Brown s opponents in the general election were Democratic nominee Attorney General Martha Coakley and independent Joseph L Kennedy no relation to the Kennedy family At the outset he faced overwhelming odds because he was relatively unknown compared to Coakley he was running as a Republican in a very Democratic state and much of his campaigning had to be done during the Christmas and New Year s season when citizens do not generally pay much attention to politics 51 No Republican had been elected to the U S Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972 52 He polled far behind Coakley for several months but closed the gap in the early weeks of January 53 54 55 56 One week before the January special election a controversy arose over a Coakley approved television ad The ad referenced the conscientious objector amendment Brown had sponsored for inclusion in a 2005 proposed state measure on patients rights 57 This amendment would have allowed individual healthcare workers and hospitals to refuse to provide emergency contraceptive care the morning after pill 58 to rape victims if they objected due to a religious belief After the amendment failed Brown did vote for the main bill which along with other patient rights requires healthcare workers and hospitals to provide such care 59 Coakley s ad featured a male voice that said Brown even favors letting hospitals deny emergency contraception to rape victims over the ad s graphic which had the words Deny rape victims care 59 Brown s daughter Ayla called the Coakley ad completely inaccurate and misleading and stated that her father would never deny care to a rape victim Brown criticized Coakley for running what he described as attack ads 59 nbsp Brown campaigning in his truck In the 2010 Senate race although Brown was not endorsed by the Greater Boston Tea Party group 60 the group organized a fund raising breakfast for him in Boston 61 The Tea Party Express also endorsed Brown 62 and bought ads on the national cable networks supporting Brown 63 When told that at various times he has been labeled a conservative moderate and a liberal Republican he responded I m a Scott Brown Republican 64 According to Politifact while Brown was a Massachusetts legislator he voted about 90 percent with the state Republican leadership 65 however Republican Leadership in the Massachusetts legislature is generally considered far more moderate than the national Republican Party 66 A week before the general election Brown raised 1 3 million from over 16 000 donors in a 24 hour moneybomb His campaign office stated it raised 5 million over the period from January 11 15 67 68 Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report stated on January 17 that he would put his finger on the scale for Brown as the favorite The Rothenberg Political Report released a statement that the combination of public and private survey research and anecdotal information now strongly suggests that Republican Scott Brown will defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in tomorrow s race 69 Suffolk University s polling of three bellwether counties on January 18 had Brown leading Coakley by double digit margins 70 Brown won the January 19 election performing well in traditional Republican strongholds and holding rival Coakley s margins down in many Democratic precincts 71 72 73 On election night after Coakley conceded Brown gave a victory speech that stated It all started with me my truck and a few dedicated volunteers It ended with Air Force One making an emergency run to Logan I didn t mind when President Obama came here and criticized me that happens in campaigns But when he criticized my truck that s where I draw the line 74 Brown s upset win stunned the national Democratic party 75 76 and foreshadowed nationwide success for Republicans in 2010 77 78 2012 election edit Main article 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts October 2011 polling showed Brown s approvals had fallen and he faced a competitive re election if matched against Democrat Elizabeth Warren 79 However his numbers in early March 2012 showed he led Warren by 8 points in the polls 80 In March 2012 Brown s lead had narrowed to 2 3 within the margin of error 81 As of September 2012 several polls showed Warren with a lead over Brown with one still giving Brown an edge 81 On November 6 2012 Brown was defeated by Elizabeth Warren in the general election Warren was able to garner 54 of the vote while Brown won 46 81 2014 election edit Main article 2014 United States Senate election in New Hampshire After much anticipation by the media Brown announced that he would run for U S Senate seat in New Hampshire Born at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery Maine to parents who lived near downtown Portsmouth 11 Brown then spent his early childhood in Portsmouth New Hampshire and later in Wakefield Massachusetts 82 following his parents divorce 82 83 He has also been a taxpayer and owned a home in Rye New Hampshire for more than two decades 84 additional citation s needed In December 2013 he sold his primary home in Massachusetts and expressed to the Rye town clerk his intention to establish residency and register to vote 85 nbsp Brown speaking with voters in North Hampton New Hampshire Polling done by various agencies in April and May 2014 showed incumbent Senator Jeanne Shaheen leading Brown by 3 to 5 points A poll conducted in May by the Republican Governors Association showed Brown leading Jeanne Shaheen by 5 points 86 87 In late August a WMUR UNH poll showed Shaheen leading Brown by two points 46 to 44 Polls were mixed in the final three weeks of the election with most showing Shaheen ahead by 1 8 percentage points and weekly polls by NH1 News New England College and Vox Populi showing Brown leading by 1 4 points 88 There were five total debates during the election three of which were televised The televised U S Senate Debates were hosted by WMUR TV NECN and NH1 News The WMUR Debate was moderated by George Stephanopoulos of ABC and Josh McElveen of WMUR TV and was held at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown The NH1 News Debate was moderated by Wolf Blitzer of CNN and Paul Steinhauser of NH1 and was held at the NH1 Media Center in Concord The NECN Debate was moderated by Chuck Todd of NBC and was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord Brown was defeated by Shaheen by a margin of 51 6 to 48 4 89 Tenure edit nbsp Scott Brown s official senate photo nbsp Vice President Joe Biden swears in Brown as Senators Paul G Kirk and John Kerry look onBrown was sworn into office on February 4 2010 by Vice President Joe Biden in his capacity as President of the Senate on the floor of the Senate 90 As a Class I Senator his term lasted until January 3 2013 Brown was among the speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC in Washington D C introducing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney 91 Despite his appearance at CPAC where he alluded to his election as making big government spenders not feel good at all Brown refused to rule out a vote for a Democratic jobs bill proposal and praised both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and then senior Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts for indicating their willingness to work with him across party lines 92 Brown was one of five Republican senators to vote for cloture on the jobs bill The motion passed in the Senate 62 30 on February 22 2010 93 In an up or down vote on the bill itself on February 24 2010 Brown voted for final passage helping to pass the bill 70 28 94 According to The Washington Post Brown voted with the majority of Republicans 80 of the time 95 In the same poll 56 of Massachusetts voters believed he had kept his promise to be an independent voice in the U S Senate 96 Brown s views on the 2011 budget cuts and his departures from Republican consensus placed him at odds with some of his fellow Republicans and prominent Tea Party conservatives including Glenn Beck 97 He said he opposed these measures because he believed that they would have a negative impact on low income families and children 98 In late June 2010 Brown was ranked as the most popular officeholder in Massachusetts according to a poll conducted by The Boston Globe 55 of those polled had favorable opinions of Brown nearly five months after his January 19 2010 special election victory to finish the term of the late Senator Edward Kennedy 50 of respondents generally approved of how Brown had handled his new position 99 On March 30 2011 the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee released a poll showing that Brown remained the most popular politician in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with an approval rating of 73 percent Brown s re elect score was comfortably above 50 percent which is unusual for a Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic state 100 Committee assignments edit nbsp Senator Brown speaking with Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Craig R McKinley at the Senate National Guard Caucus in 2011Brown s committee assignments were as follows 101 Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland Ranking Member Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management Government Information and International Security Ranking Member Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on Veterans AffairsCaucus membershipsSenate Oceans CaucusPrivate sector 2013 2017 editOn February 13 2013 Fox News Channel hired Brown as an on air contributor 102 In February 2014 it was reported that Brown was no longer under contract with Fox News however Brown s contract was renewed 103 104 Following Brown s defeat in the 2012 U S Senate race there was wide speculation that he would run again in 2013 due to John Kerry resigning from the other Massachusetts Senate seat to become Secretary of State However on February 1 2013 he ruled out undertaking a third U S Senate campaign in less than four years 105 In March 2013 Brown joined Nixon Peabody a company which provides legal and lobbying services 106 Nixon Peabody reported that Brown would be working with the financial services and commercial real estate industries 107 In April 2014 Brown left the company 108 This work later received media attention when Lawrence Lessig with the Mayday PAC called Brown a lobbyist during the 2014 Senate election campaign 3 Brown s campaign denied the claim and said that Lessig had breached the honor code of Harvard University in making it 109 While visiting the Iowa State Fair in August 2013 Brown stated he was considering a 2016 presidential run 110 On August 21 2013 Brown during an interview on WBZ s NightSide With Dan Rea radio program said he would not be a candidate for Massachusetts governor in 2014 111 In September 2013 Brown joined the advisory board of Airtronic USA Global Digital Solutions a wireless communications and small arms manufacturer and exporter 112 In early February 2014 Brown s email list was used to promote a video from a doctor warning against flu vaccines fluoridated water and excessive exercising among other questionable medical claims 113 The email generated news coverage Brown subsequently cut ties with the vendor that sent the email On March 13 2014 Brown began seeking campaign staff while aggressively courting New Hampshire s political elite marking what local Republicans considered serious steps toward launching a Senate campaign against Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen 114 On April 2 2014 a local New Hampshire station reported that Brown confirmed and announced on NH Today that he is running for the US Senate in NH against Democratic Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen and would announce the next week 115 Post 2014 campaign edit nbsp Scott Brown speaking at the 2016 First in the Nation FITN Town Hall hosted by the New Hampshire Republican PartyBrown had stated that win or lose in his 2014 New Hampshire Senatorial bid he planned to remain a New Hampshire resident for the rest of his life In January 2015 it was revealed that shortly after losing to Shaheen Brown age 55 filed an application to the Massachusetts State Retirement Board to claim a state pension Brown did not rule out running for office again in the future 116 Brown is also working as a contributor for Fox News Channel and as an on call host for Fox amp Friends Brown served as a featured speaker at the 2015 Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua New Hampshire 117 Brown continues to play an active role in politics campaigning and fundraising with senatorial and congressional candidates and meeting with Republican candidates for president in New Hampshire 118 In 2015 Brown used his Facebook page to promote AdvoCare a company that uses multi level marketing to sell nutrition weight loss energy and sports performance products 119 120 He said that he had lost 30 pounds in 24 days on the regimen 119 120 He later added that neither he nor his wife were paid spokesrepresentatives for Advocare 119 121 although he was confirmed as being an independent representative of the company 122 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation of Brown s non disclosure of financial interest in AdvoCare 123 In February 2016 Brown became the first current or former U S Senator to endorse Donald Trump s presidential election bid 124 He introduced Trump to Anthony Scaramucci who later briefly served as Trump s communications director 125 In an August 2016 sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News Andrea Tantaros claimed that Brown made sexually suggestive comments to her and touched her without her consent Brown denied the allegations 126 127 Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 2017 2020 edit nbsp Brown and his wife with Governor General Patsy Reddy and her husbandOn April 20 2017 it was reported that Brown was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 5 6 7 He was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador to New Zealand on June 8 2017 8 and arrived in New Zealand on June 25 9 He was confirmed as Ambassador to Samoa a month later In October 2017 the U S State Department advised Brown to be more culturally sensitive after he called United States Peace Corps volunteers beautiful and told servers at an event that they could make good money in the food service industry The State Department conducted a review and Brown was counseled on standards of conduct for government employees 128 During the COVID 19 pandemic Brown used a private jet to dodge the mandatory New Zealand quarantine 129 During this time 112 other international diplomats used the government run quarantine facilities which were temporarily housed in New Zealand hotels to spend 14 days in monitored quarantine but Brown s group of 6 did not Brown s flouting of the uniform quarantine partly credited with keeping New Zealand mostly COVID 19 free caused a furor as was made known after Brown had returned from a working holiday in the US 130 131 132 Brown departed New Zealand on December 20 2020 at the close of his term leaving Kevin Covert as the charge d affaires 133 Post ambassadorship editIn December 2020 Brown became the dean of New England Law Boston He had been selected for this position in November 2019 with an initial agreement being made that he would assume the position in December 2020 at the end of his commitment with the State Department to serve as ambassador 134 135 He started his tenure as dean in January 2021 He resigned from this job in August 2021 with his resignation letter citing a difference of vision from that of the board of directors and declaring that he would re engage in the political arena by supporting candidates and causes who share my vision of re building the Republican Party and moving our country beyond partisan gridlock 136 In April 2022 it was reported that Brown would lead The Competitiveness Coalition a coalition formed in opposition to the proposed American Innovation and Choice Online Act AICO Organizations included in the coalition include the National Taxpayers Union Americans for Prosperity and the R Street Institute 10 Political positions edit nbsp Brown meets President Barack Obama in the Oval Office June 2010 Scott Brown is a moderate Republican Brown describes himself as socially moderate and fiscally conservative He said he is a pro choice moderate Republican 137 He said that he voted 50 50 with Democrats and Republicans and said he is bipartisan 138 He identifies himself as a Reagan Republican He has said I m going to be the only person down there who is going to be the independent voter and thinker I ve always been the underdog in one shape or form 16 The University of Chicago s Boris Schor completed an analysis of his tenure in the state legislature and concluded that his voting record was more liberal than two thirds of Massachusetts Republican state legislators 139 He has supported abortion rights and come out against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage an issue he has said should be up to states to decide As a state legislator he also supported Massachusetts legislation to provide universal healthcare 140 However in 2010 Brown was endorsed by the conservative Tea Party Express 141 After being elected Brown said that he s not a Tea Party member 142 As a United States Senator Congressional Quarterly found that Brown voted with President Obama s 2011 positions on legislation 69 6 of the time 143 According to GovTrack Brown was the third most moderate Republican Senator during his tenure in the Senate 144 He has a lifetime 53 conservative rating from the American Conservative Union and a 50 liberal rating from the Americans for Democratic Action 145 In 2012 the non partisan National Journal gave him a rating of 54 conservative and 46 liberal 145 Fiscal policy edit Brown is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform s Taxpayer Protection Pledge 146 In a letter to the editor of The Boston Globe written on January 8 2012 Brown wrote With out of control government spending and rising debt and deficits politicians in Washington have proven time and time again that they cannot manage hard earned taxpayer money responsibly So why should we give them even more 147 Brown opposed a proposed multibillion dollar tax on banks to recoup bailout money and prescribing of bank executive compensation Brown discussing the proposal through a spokesperson said that he is opposed to higher taxes especially in the midst of a severe recession He also opposed it on the grounds that the tax would likely be passed onto consumers in the form of higher service and ATM fees 148 149 In September 2010 Brown opposed a Senate bill creating a 30 billion government fund aimed at encouraging lending to small businesses The bill combined the fund with 12 billion in new tax breaks Brown criticized the bill for including a provision much like the Troubled Asset Relief Program stating Banks making lending decisions with government funds is not the way to get our economy moving again 150 On December 12 2010 The Boston Globe reported that c ampaign contributions to Brown from the financial industry spiked sharply during a critical three week period last summer as the fate of the Wall Street regulatory overhaul hung in the balance and Brown used the leverage of his swing vote to win key concessions sought by firms 151 Brown received more than ten times the amount of contributions from the financial services industry as House Financial Services Committee chairman and author of the legislation Barney Frank during the same period 151 According to the Globe Brown s efforts benefited large Massachusetts companies such as MassMutual Financial Group Liberty Mutual Insurance Fidelity Investments and State Street Corp whose executives and political action committees contributed 29 000 to Brown during the three week period he was extracting the concessions from Democrats They also benefited major out of state institutions such as Goldman Sachs UBS and JPMorgan Chase Those and other out of state financial interests gave Brown a total of 50 000 during the period 151 In December 2011 with a temporary payroll tax cut set to expire at the end of the month the Senate considered the Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 which would extend the tax cut for 113 million workers or families and fund the plan by a 3 25 percent surtax on incomes over 1 million Brown voted against proceeding to take up the bill i e voted against cloture that would end the filibuster He announced that his opposition was to the surtax on high incomes 152 153 154 Foreign policy edit Brown supported President Barack Obama s decision to send 30 000 more troops to fight in Afghanistan He cited Stanley McChrystal s recommendations as a reason for his support 26 He also advocates that suspected terrorists be tried in military tribunals and not civilian courts 25 He also supported the limited use of enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding against non citizen terrorist suspects 155 He supports a two state solution for the Israeli Palestinian conflict in which Israel and a new independent Palestinian state would co exist side by side 156 Veterans services edit In 2007 Brown wrote a law establishing a check off box on State income tax forms to allow a filer to indicate if he or she is a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars The measure s purpose is to locate and inform returning veterans of benefits they qualify for Known as the Welcome Home bonus it was passed with bipartisan support 22 Brown also amended the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with Senator Jack Reed RI to create a dedicated military liaison office within the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which aside from defending against unscrupulous lenders also ensures protection of military families against fraudulent life insurance policies The measure passed the United States Senate 99 to 1 157 Health care edit Brown supported the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform which requires all residents to have health insurance with a state subsidized plan created for those who cannot afford to insure themselves Brown opposed President Obama s health care reform plan in the form approved He stated that the plan was fiscally unsound and during his campaign he pledged to be the 41st vote to filibuster the bill in the Senate 158 Brown voted for a state measure on patients rights that among other provisions requires emergency rooms to provide what is known as the morning after pill 58 to rape victims to prevent an unwanted pregnancy from developing In consideration of health care workers who might have a religious objection to administering this medication Brown attached what became known as the Conscientious Objector amendment which would have exempted these workers as well as religious hospitals from being required to provide this medication However Brown s amendment also required that all hospitals still had to provide a means for the patient to receive the medication either by providing another healthcare worker willing to administer the medication or in the case of religious hospitals to provide transportation to another facility and in a timely manner 159 The amendment did not pass 160 Brown remains in favor of allowing religious hospitals to refuse to provide emergency contraception on moral or religious grounds as he stated in the January 5 2010 candidate debate 160 161 Energy policy edit Brown supports expanding solar wind and nuclear power and offshore drilling exploration as a means to reduce the country s dependence on foreign oil 16 But when faced with the controversial issue of whether an offshore wind farm should be allowed in the waters off the Cape Cod coast in Massachusetts a major tourist destination and boating location he expressed opposition saying he believed it would hinder tourism and boating in the area 162 Congressional ethics edit Brown is an avid supporter of bipartisan cooperation among members of Congress He has said that his goal in Congress is to work in a bipartisan and bicameral manner 163 According to a Congressional Weekly study in 2011 Brown was the second most bipartisan U S Senator voting with his own party only 54 of the time 164 By comparison his partner in the Massachusetts Senate delegation Senator John Kerry voted with his own party 96 of the time and the entire Massachusetts delegation to the House of Representatives voted with their party over 90 of the time 164 This centrism though he was also sometimes described as libertarian in his ideology had earned him criticism from the movement conservatives some of whom considered him a RINO or insufficiently conservative 165 During the second half of 2011 Brown wrote the 2011 version of the STOCK Act a move to ban insider trading in Congress The act which was co written with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand D NY would prohibit asset trading by members of Congress and their staff who have advance knowledge of their assets behavior due to their involvement in Congress 166 The bill was verbally supported by President Barack Obama during his third State of the Union address and passed a major procedural hurdle in the Senate by a vote of 93 2 on January 30 2012 167 Social issues edit Abortion and reproductive issues edit Brown has stated that Roe v Wade is settled law and is self described as pro choice or pro abortion rights When the Republicans approved a stricter anti abortion platform Brown sent a letter to protest the decision calling it a mistake 168 When he ran for the Senate in New Hampshire in 2014 his campaign said that he is pro choice and will protect a woman s right to choose 169 He is against intact dilation and evacuation abortions known legally as partial birth abortion 170 and has spoken in favor of parental consent 16 for minors who seek an abortion In 2005 Brown supported a 24 hour waiting requirement as well as one that women receive photographs of ultrasounds before an abortion 171 172 In 2002 he selected the statement abortion should always be legally available in a questionnaire 173 He said he would not use abortion as a litmus test in Supreme Court confirmations 16 He opposes federal funding for elective abortion in accordance with the Hyde Amendment 56 He supported funding for Planned Parenthood 174 In 2012 he supported the Shaheen Amendment to allow the military to provide abortions for servicewomen who were the victims of rape or incest 175 As a state legislator and senator Brown has mixed reviews from abortion rights and anti abortion special interest groups In 2000 he was given a 100 score from Planned Parenthood and a 0 score from Massachusetts Citizens for Life In 2002 NARAL Pro Choice Massachusetts gave him a 100 rating for supporting abortion rights positions However as a United States Senator in 2011 he was rated 45 by NARAL Pro Choice America and 75 by the anti abortion group National Right to Life 145 Regarding other reproductive issues Brown says that he supports a woman s ability to access contraception and use birth control but he did vote against requiring businesses with religious objections to provide birth control 176 As a state legislator he also supported stem cell research voting for a bill that included embryonic stem cell research in 2005 177 178 179 He authored legislation to fund research for stem cells from umbilical cords 180 In 2005 he broke with his party by voting with Democrats in support of a bill to allow embryonic stem cell research 181 However he later opposed funding for embryonic stem cell research 174 Family law edit Brown has supported a presumption of shared parenting after divorce and was a co sponsor of Fathers and Families HB 1460 182 He also voted for reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2012 183 Immigration edit Brown voted against the DREAM Act 184 He also opposed President Obama s executive order to decrease the deportation of undocumented immigrants 185 During his campaign for Senate his platform included tighter regulation on immigration 186 Brown opposed bilingual education classes in Massachusetts schools Brown did respond to a survey and said that most undocumented immigrants should be deported but that there should be some exceptions 187 In 2004 Brown voted to allow undocumented immigrants to receive in state tuition but later opposed it in 2014 188 As a US Senator in 2011 Scott Brown was the lead sponsor for a bipartisan resolution in Congress to apologize to Chinese Americans and Chinese immigrants for decades of discrimination sinophobia and violence during the period from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through 1943 189 After the resolution passed unanimously Brown noted to the LA Times that this cannot undo the hurt caused by past discrimination against Chinese immigrants but it is important that we acknowledge the wrongs that were committed many years ago In 2012 Brown introduced legislation to give 10 500 employee visas to Irish immigrants 190 191 He argued that the Irish had fallen behind in the US immigration system 192 The Federation for American Immigration Reform which seeks to reduce legal as well as illegal immigration gave Brown a 100 rating in 2010 and Numbers USA another PAC which seeks to restrict legal immigration gave Brown an overall 32 rating 145 Gun policy edit Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012 Brown became the first Republican Senator to support a federal ban on assault weapons 193 During campaigning in September 2014 he said he would not propose new legislation if he returned to Congress and would listen to all viewpoints if others presented a bill 194 In 2008 Brown had an A rating from the National Rifle Association NRA but received a 43 score in 2012 145 In 2014 Gun Owners of America gave him a 30 grade and New Hampshire Firearms Coalition gave him a 14 rating both groups are supportive of gun rights and oppose gun control 145 Drug policy edit After the Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative was passed in 2008 and subsequently implemented he proposed in the State Senate to enact higher fines for drugged driving 195 In 2012 he opposed a state initiative to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana in Massachusetts 196 He also said efforts should be made to end drug trade in Afghanistan 197 Same sex marriage and LGBT rights edit Brown voted for a 2004 state constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman and which would have established civil unions 198 In 2007 Brown explained that he was opposed to gay marriage but also pointed out that he does support civil unions for same sex couples 199 Brown refers to the currently legalized same sex marriage in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as a settled issue which he does not wish to change 26 Brown has said he personally believes marriage is between a man and a woman but would still oppose a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage 200 He is in favor of civil unions 16 201 He opposes ending the Defense of Marriage Act but otherwise favors leaving the issue to the states to decide 56 After initially claiming neutrality on don t ask don t tell the ban on openly gay military personnel 202 he joined a handful of Republicans who broke with their party to repeal the ban in December 2010 203 204 In 2012 he voted in favor of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act which included provisions to assist victims regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity and which prohibited its funds from being given to programs that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 205 He was one of 15 Republicans in the Senate who voted in favor of the re authorization When asked about same sex marriage he focused on the economy Brown said the economic challenges in regards to jobs healthcare and college tuition affect both straight and gay couples and that is what he is working to address 206 In 2012 his campaign said Senator Brown is a supporter of civil unions but believes that marriage is between a man and a woman He believes that individual states are best positioned to decide whether to allow gay marriage and he does not support a one size fits all approach from the federal government 198 He was endorsed by Log Cabin Republicans which supports same sex marriage and other gay rights 207 The Log Cabin Republicans gave him their top award after he voted to repeal DADT 208 The Human Rights Campaign HRC an advocacy group which measures support for LGBT rights has given Brown mixed ratings In 2010 the HRC gave him a 33 score and in 2012 he was given a 55 score 145 The American Civil Liberties Union which supports gay rights among other civil rights causes gave Brown a rating of 50 in 2012 209 Crime and security edit Brown supports strengthening New Hampshire sex offender penalties 182 the death penalty 156 the right to bear arms with some restrictions such as licenses and background checks and strengthening border enforcement and creating an employment verification system with penalties for companies that hire illegal immigrants 182 Intellectual property law edit Brown opposed the PROTECT IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act 210 Organizational associations and honors editBrown was a 35 year member of the Army National Guard retiring as a colonel in the Judge Advocate General s Corps Brown was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in organizing the National Guard to quickly support homeland security following the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 211 212 He has also completed Airborne School and been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal 22 Brown has received the Public Servant of the Year Award from the United Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in reforming the state s sex offender laws and protecting victims rights 213 Brown s family has helped raise funds for such non profit organizations as Horace Mann Educational Associates HMEA Inc Wrentham Developmental Center Charles River Arc and the Arc of Northern Bristol County all for the care and support of those with developmental disabilities He has also been recognized by the National Federation of Independent Businesses NFIB for his work in creating an environment that encourages job growth and expansion in Massachusetts 214 The Boston Globe selected Brown as the 2010 Bostonian of the Year citing his profound impact on national politics in the last year 215 Personal life editBrown is married to former NH1 News reporter Gail Huff whom he met through modeling 216 They have two daughters Ayla an American Idol semi finalist and 2010 graduate of Boston College and Arianna a competitive equestrian and 2012 graduate of Syracuse University 34 217 218 Arianna earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University in 2018 and is a practicing vet 219 Gail announced in September 2021 her candidacy in a run for New Hampshire s 1st congressional district in the 2022 election 220 221 Besides their primary home in Rye New Hampshire the couple owns three rental condos in Boston and a timeshare on the Caribbean island of Aruba 222 223 Brown and his family are members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America They also have a relationship with a Trappist community 224 225 of Trappist nuns at Mount St Mary s Abbey in Wrentham Massachusetts The Brown family has assisted efforts to raise 5 5 million to replace the abbey s candy factory with a new greener facility with solar panels and a wind turbine 16 Brown plays guitar in his spare time and as of February 2014 had appeared on stage multiple times with American power pop band Cheap Trick as a guest musician 226 Brown is currently playing guitar with his band Scott Brown and the Diplomats 227 Brown coached his local Rye New Hampshire junior high school boys basketball team in the 2015 16 and 2016 17 seasons before returning to the coaching in 2021 228 References edit Rizzuto Robert Schoenberg Shira February 6 2013 Scott Brown joins Kadant paper company board of directors MassLive Retrieved April 21 2017 Hinckley David February 13 2013 Scott Brown former Massachusetts senator joins Fox News NY Daily News Retrieved April 21 2017 a b Bump Philip September 8 2014 Scott Brown wants us to discuss whether or not he was a lobbyist So we did The Washington Post Washington DC WPC ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved September 9 2014 Espo David Furlow Robert November 5 2014 Takeover Republicans surge to control of Senate USA Today Associated Press a b Savransky Rebecca April 20 2017 Trump tapping Scott Brown to be New Zealand ambassador 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September 9 2014 Kopan Tal August 19 2013 Scott Brown on 2016 run I am curious Politico Retrieved August 19 2013 Scott Brown Says He Won t Run For Mass Governor Associated Press Retrieved August 22 2013 Walker Hunter September 23 2013 Ex Sen Scott Brown Working With Gun Company Tied To Brutal Regime Talking Points Memo Retrieved October 3 2013 Bierman Noah February 5 2014 Scott Brown rents out e mail list to spammer The Boston Globe Retrieved February 6 2014 Peoples Scott March 13 2014 Scott Brown Seeks Staff For N H Senate Run WBUR FM Retrieved April 3 2014 Lavender Paige April 3 2014 Scott Brown Running For Senate In New Hampshire The Huffington Post Retrieved April 3 2014 Jim O Sullivan January 30 2015 Scott Brown files for Mass state pension The Boston Globe Retrieved February 1 2015 New Hampshire Republican Party Leadership Summit Day 1 C SPAN Retrieved May 1 2015 Marketti Anna Way Robert October 5 2015 Carly Fiorina attends Scott Brown house party in N H The Boston Globe a b c Nguyen Tina June 26 2015 Former Senator Scott Brown Now Hawking Diet Supplements Vanity Fair Retrieved June 29 2015 a b Brown Scott June 25 2015 June 25 at 12 22pm Facebook Retrieved June 29 2015 Brown Scott June 25 2015 June 25 at 2 41pm Facebook Retrieved June 29 2015 Ebbert Stephanie July 2 2015 Salesman Brown pursues a weight loss constituency The Boston Globe Retrieved July 6 2015 Barry Conor October 5 2015 Ethics group calls on federal agency to investigate Scott Brown for failing to disclose financial interest in diet product MassLive Haddon Heather February 2 2016 Scott Brown Endorses Donald Trump The Wall Street Journal Retrieved February 4 2016 US ambassador to New Zealand introduced Trump to The Mooch Stuff co nz Fairfax New Zealand August 3 2017 Retrieved August 3 2017 Ex Fox News Host Says Scott Brown Put His Hands On Her Made Sexually Suggestive Comments CBS News August 23 2016 Retrieved August 23 2016 Sutton Kelsey August 23 2016 Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros sues for sexual harassment Politico Retrieved August 23 2016 Miller Joshua November 18 2017 Scott Brown s pay is 155 000 per year The benefits are priceless The Boston Globe Retrieved December 18 2017 Vance Andea August 20 2020 US ambassador Scott Brown dodges managed isolation in New Zealand after US trip RNZ Retrieved November 18 2020 Perry Nick November 18 2020 US paid for Scott Brown ambassador to New Zealand to fly on private jet The Boston Globe The Associated Press Retrieved November 18 2020 Perry Nick August 28 2020 Scott Brown avoids New Zealand quarantine upon return The Boston Globe The Associated Press Retrieved November 18 2020 Covid 19 coronavirus US paid for ambassador to New Zealand to fly on private jet to avoid hotel quarantine NZ Herald November 18 2020 Retrieved November 18 2020 U S Ambassador Brown former U S Embassy amp Consulate in New Zealand Cook Islands and Niue Retrieved January 10 2021 Emmons Nick November 12 2019 Some New England Law Boston Students Don t Want Scott Brown As Next Dean Retrieved August 25 2021 Ambassador Scott Brown Selected as President and Dean of New England Law Boston www nesl edu New England Law November 8 2019 Retrieved August 25 2021 Miller Joshua August 11 2021 Scott Brown resigns as head of New England Law Boston after less than a year The Boston Globe BostonGlobe com Retrieved August 25 2021 Scott Brown Pro Choice Under The Big Tent RealClearPolitics RealClearPolitics Retrieved April 14 2019 Scott Brown says he was the most bipartisan senator politifact Retrieved August 10 2018 Gelman Andrew January 15 2010 Scott Brown is a Liberal Republican FiveThirtyEight Retrieved June 22 2018 Hook Janet January 22 2010 Scott Brown gets a hero s welcome from Senate Republicans Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved June 22 2018 Tea Party Express Endorses Scott Brown for U S Senate in New Hampshire Tea Party Express www teapartyexpress org October 28 2014 Retrieved June 22 2018 O Brien Michael February 22 2011 Sen Scott Brown says I m not a Tea Party member welcomes GOP primary TheHill Retrieved June 22 2018 Jim Rubens claims fellow Republican Scott Brown voted with Obama 70 percent of the time politifact Retrieved July 18 2018 Scott Brown former Senator for Massachusetts GovTrack us GovTrack us Retrieved July 18 2018 a b c d e f g Scott Brown s ratings and endorsements votesmart org The Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers 112th Congressional List PDF Americans for Tax Reform Retrieved November 30 2011 Brown s stance Keep taxes low until Congress kicks spending habit The Boston Globe Archived from the original on July 28 2012 Stephanie Ebbert Matt Viser January 14 2010 Mass Senate candidates clash on terrorism bank bailout tax The Boston Globe Archived from the original on January 16 2010 Retrieved January 17 2010 Fouhy Beth January 16 2010 Mass Senate candidate Brown bashes Obama bank tax London AP via The Guardian Retrieved January 17 2010 Small business tax breaks clear a hurdle in the Senate Brown decries plan calling it a new bailout End of filibuster a win for Obama September 15 2010 a b c Slack Donovan December 12 2010 Donations poured in as Brown s role grew The Boston Globe U S Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress 1st Session United States Senate December 1 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 Sargent Greg November 29 2011 Payroll tax cut for workers would be funded by tiny group of wealthy Americans The Washington Post retrieved December 6 2011 McAuliff Michael November 29 2011 Scott Brown Backs Aid For The Employed Year After Blocking Help For Unemployed The Huffington Post retrieved December 6 2011 Mooney Brian C January 5 2010 Brown and Coakley clash over terror suspects rights The Boston Globe Retrieved January 19 2010 a b Pappas Alex January 19 2010 Where Senator elect Scott Brown stands on issues other than health care The Daily Caller H R 4173 111th Congress PDF United States Government Printing Office Browenstein Joseph January 21 2010 Health Care Overhaul s Uncertain Super Majority Free Future ABC News Kathleen Hennessey January 24 2010 What makes Scott Brown run Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 1 2010 a b Andrea Estes January 6 2010 In debate Senate candidates seek to define differences The Boston Globe Retrieved March 1 2010 96 9 Boston Talks podcast of the January 5 2010 debate Archived from the original on July 7 2011 Retrieved July 5 2010 Seelye K Q April 28 2010 Regulators Approve First Offshore Wind Farm in U S The New York Times Retrieved April 28 2010 Scott Brown Playing Up Bipartisan Credentials RealClearPolitics January 3 2012 Retrieved on September 29 2012 a b Robert Rizzuto January 26 2012 Study Scott Brown 2nd most bipartisan senator in 2011 masslive com Retrieved on September 29 2012 Avlon John January 26 2010 New Wingnut Target RINO Scott Brown The Daily Beast Retrieved June 22 2018 Bill Summary amp Status 112th Congress 2011 2012 S 1871 THOMAS Library of Congress Archived January 14 2016 at the Wayback Machine Thomas loc gov November 15 2011 Retrieved on September 29 2012 Bender Bryan January 31 2012 Scott Brown calls for swift passage of bill to ban insider trading by members of Congress The Boston Globe Retrieved January 31 2012 Republican Party approves strict anti abortion platform earning rebuke from Scott Brown Boston com August 21 2012 Retrieved June 22 2018 Brown not with N H GOP on abortion POLITICO Retrieved June 22 2018 Scott Brown on Abortion ontheissues org January 12 2010 Retrieved October 27 2016 I m against partial birth abortion Brindley Michael October 7 2014 Brown Says Shaheen Ad Misrepresents Abortion Bill He Backed In 2005 www nhpr org Retrieved April 18 2019 Jeanne Shaheen says Scott Brown wanted to force women to look at photos of fetuses before abortions PolitiFact Retrieved April 18 2019 Scott Brown on Abortion www ontheissues org Retrieved April 18 2019 a b Adam Joseph Drici GoLocalWorcester Contributor How Pro Choice is Scott Brown GoLocalWorcester Retrieved April 15 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a first has generic name help Pentagon to mark gay pride month For foreign military sales a record breaking year Scott Brown to House GOP Support NDAA abortion amendment Army s cupcake tank fires um more cupcakes POLITICO June 15 2012 Retrieved July 19 2018 Bassett Laura October 6 2014 Scott Brown I ve Supported Women s Access To Contraception Since I Was 18 Years Old The Huffington Post Retrieved June 22 2018 Scott Brown Is the Most Man In America Boston Magazine Boston Magazine April 21 2010 Retrieved June 22 2018 Schoenberg Shira July 29 2012 As Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown reached across party lines on some issues toed Republican line on others masslive com Retrieved April 15 2019 Helderman Rosalind March 8 2012 Scott Brown s Mitt Romney problem The Washington Post Richardson John H April 9 2012 Scott Brown s Senate Race The Long Read Esquire Retrieved April 15 2019 As Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown reached across party lines on some issues toed Republican line on others masslive com Retrieved July 16 2018 a b c Scott Brown on the Issues Ontheissues org Retrieved March 1 2010 Benery Jennifer April 26 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Overwhelmingly Passes Senate The Huffington Post Ronayne Kathleen September 4 2014 Candidate profile Scott Brown tells N H voters he s an independent voice Concord Monitor Retrieved September 17 2014 Scott Brown bets on immigration in closing argument to NH voters Washington Examiner November 4 2014 Retrieved June 22 2018 Scott Brown Elizabeth Warren divided over immigration program The Boston Globe Retrieved June 22 2018 Scott Brown on Immigration www ontheissues org Retrieved July 16 2018 Pindell James August 6 2014 Brown once voted for in state tuition for those in US illegally now campaigns against it WMUR Retrieved July 16 2018 U S Senate apologizes for decades of anti Chinese discrimination The Mercury News October 7 2011 Retrieved July 16 2018 Amnesty for Irish Immigrants National Review National Review April 13 2012 Retrieved July 16 2018 Senator Scott Brown says Irish E3 immigrant visa bill is about to pop IrishCentral com February 8 2012 Retrieved July 16 2018 Massachusetts senator sees immigration disparity wants more skilled Irish to get U S work visas New Haven Register March 17 2012 Retrieved August 8 2018 Lee Kristen A December 20 2012 Scott Brown is the first GOP senator to back a new federal assault weapons ban New York Daily News Ramer Holly September 7 2014 Ahead of GOP primary in New Hampshire Senate race Scott Brown defends record as Massachusetts lawmaker MassLive Associated Press Retrieved September 30 2015 Van Sack Jessica September 28 2009 Sen Scott Brown out of joint Boston Herald Retrieved December 13 2012 U S Sen Scott Brown weighs in on medical marijuana suicide ballot questions Associated Press Scott Brown on Drugs On the Issues Retrieved December 17 2012 a b Scott Brown on Civil Rights www ontheissues org Retrieved July 16 2018 ABERY BRITTANY State Sen Scott Brown has his eyes on a higher prize southcoasttoday com Retrieved June 22 2018 Hook Janet January 22 2010 Scott Brown gets a hero s welcome from Senate Republicans Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 1 2010 Suddath Claire January 19 2010 Senator Elect Scott Brown Time ISSN 0040 781X Retrieved June 22 2018 Will Scott Brown support repealing Don t Ask Don t Tell Think Progress January 31 2010 Scott Brown I ll back repeal of military gay ban The Boston Herald December 3 2010 O Keefe Ed December 19 2010 Don t ask don t tell is repealed by Senate bill awaits Obama s signing The Washington Post Retrieved January 2 2011 The Voter s Self Defense System Vote Smart Retrieved August 2 2018 Scott Brown speaks at Franklin Pierce forum New Hampshire UnionLeader com Retrieved July 18 2018 Gay Republicans announce 2012 House Senate endorsements Wisconsin Gazette Retrieved July 16 2018 Scott Brown defends gay rights record from Democratic criticism The Boston Globe Retrieved July 16 2018 The Voter s Self Defense System Vote Smart Retrieved August 8 2018 Gross Grant January 18 2012 S lawmakers flip their positions on SOPA PIPA Computer World Retrieved September 15 2014 Band Gary January 31 2007 Wakefield son promoted to lieutenant colonel The Wakefield Observer Archived from the original on January 24 2010 Retrieved October 2 2009 Senator Scott Brown Army Commendation Medal Suddath Claire 2 Minute Bio Scott Brown Time January 19 2010 In My State Massachusetts U S Senate Special Election News NFIB Swidey Neil January 2 2011 The Life of the party Scott Brown The Boston Globe Retrieved January 4 2011 Saltonstall David January 23 2010 Massachusetts Senator elect Scott Brown wife Gail Huff revealed some skin in the past NY Daily News Retrieved February 5 2016 Brown s Daughter Undergoes Surgery After Cat Bite WVCB News July 17 2013 Retrieved August 2 2019 Something old something new for Arianna Brown at wedding The Sun Chronicle July 14 2014 Retrieved August 2 2019 Our Staff Animal Medical Clinic Archived from the original on July 21 2019 Retrieved August 2 2019 DiStaso John September 9 2021 Gail Huff Brown files statement of candidacy for 1st Congressional District US House seat WMUR Retrieved October 24 2021 Andersen Travis September 10 2021 Gail Huff Brown wife of Scott Brown files statement of candidacy for possible congressional run in NH The Boston Globe Retrieved October 24 2021 Financial disclosure April 2009 PDF Mass State Ethics commission permanent dead link Laura Crimaldi January 22 2010 Compared to colleagues Scott Brown lacks green Boston Herald Welcome to Mount Saint Mary s Abbey Mount Saint Mary s Abbey February 24 2010 Archived from the original on March 25 2010 Retrieved March 1 2010 Monastic Life Page 2 Mount Saint Mary s Abbey February 24 2010 Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Retrieved March 1 2010 Phillip Abby D February 17 2014 Scott Brown Rocks Out on Stage with Cheap Trick No Word on NH Senate Race ABC News Retrieved January 25 2022 The Band Scott Brown and the Diplomats Retrieved August 7 2022 Pinsonnault Jay January 28 2022 I never stole again Ex Sen Scott Brown coaching basketball a game that changed his life The Portsmouth Herald Retrieved January 28 2022 via Foster s Daily Democrat External links editScott Brown at Curlie Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information federal office at the Federal Election Commission Profile at Vote Smart Appearances on C SPAN State Library of Massachusetts Massachusetts State Legislator s Papers Collections at the State Library Mass gov 2010 Campaign Website archived October 16 2014 Joshua Miller November 18 2017 Scott Brown s pay is 155 000 per year The benefits are priceless The Boston Globe Biographic profile of current activities in New ZealandMassachusetts House of RepresentativesPreceded byJo Ann Sprague Member of the Massachusetts House of Representativesfrom the 9th Norfolk district1998 2004 Succeeded byRichard RossMassachusetts SenatePreceded byCheryl Jacques Member of the Massachusetts Senatefrom the Norfolk Bristol and Middlesex district2004 2010 Succeeded byRichard RossParty political officesPreceded byKenneth Chase Republican nominee for U S Senator from Massachusetts Class 1 2010 2012 Succeeded byGeoff DiehlPreceded byJohn Sununu Republican nominee for U S Senator from New Hampshire Class 2 2014 Succeeded byCorky MessnerU S SenatePreceded byPaul Kirk U S Senator Class 1 from Massachusetts2010 2013 Served alongside John Kerry Succeeded byElizabeth WarrenDiplomatic postsPreceded byMark Gilbert United States Ambassador to New Zealand2017 2020 Succeeded byTom UdallUnited States Ambassador to Samoa2017 2020Academic officesPreceded byJohn F O Brien Dean of the New England School of Law2020 present IncumbentU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byPaul G Kirkas Former US Senator Order of precedence of the United 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