| Chuck Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11A, 13A district | |
| In office January 8, 1985 –January 6, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Findlay |
| Succeeded by | Torrey Westrom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1951 Appleton, Minnesota |
| Died | August 14, 2003 Appleton, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic Farmer Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca "Becky" |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Brown Institute Southwest State University |
| Occupation | auctioneer, politician |
Charles Peter “Chuck” Brown (April 3, 1951 – August 14, 2003) was a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. Narrowly elected in 1984, he was solidly re-elected in 1986 in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s “firestorm” that swept through the region, giving Democrats unprecedented control of southwestern Minnesota for the next several election cycles. Re-elected again in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994, he serving six terms before retiring. He represented the old District 11A and, later, District 13A, which included all or portions of Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Swift and Traverse counties, changing somewhat through redistricting in 1990. [1]
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government. Politicians propose, support and create laws or policies that govern the land and, by extension, its people. Broadly speaking, a "politician" can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in any bureaucratic institution.
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, exactly twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.
While in the legislature, Brown was a member of the House Agriculture, Appropriations, Capital Investment, Education, General Legislation & Veterans Affairs, Judiciary, Labor-Management Relations, Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs, Taxes, Transportation, and Ways & Means committees, and of various sub-committees relevant to each area. He chaired the Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Committee during the 1993-94 Session. [1]
From the town of Appleton, Brown was an auctioneer by trade. After leaving the legislature in 1997, he became a contract lobbyist for several groups, [2] including the Tubman Family Alliance. Through his work for the Domestic Violence Legislative Alliance, he represented the interests of Tubman and numerous other service providers across Minnesota. [3] He died unexpectedly in August 2003.
Appleton is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2010 census. The town is home to a vacant medium-security prison, the Prairie Correctional Facility, which is wholly owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. It was a major contributor to the local economy until its closure in 2010.
