Elizabeth Brown | |
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Member of the Indiana Senate from the 15th district | |
Assumed office November 18, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Wyss |
Member of the Fort Wayne City Council from the at-large district | |
In office 2008–2012 | |
Preceded by | Sam Talarico |
Succeeded by | John Crawford |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Steve |
Children | 7 |
Residence | Fort Wayne,Indiana |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BS) University of Iowa (JD) |
Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party,she serves in the Indiana State Senate,representing Senate District 15. [1]
Brown is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame,where she was a varsity athlete on the fencing team. She served on the City Council of Fort Wayne,Indiana for the at-large district from 2008 to 2012, [2] She ran when incumbent City Councilman,Sam Talarico,retired. [3] Brown was succeeded by John Crawford. [4] She ran for Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011,but lost the primary. [5] Brown was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014. [6] She ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in the 2016 elections. [7] [8] She lost the primary to Jim Banks. [9]
In the 2021 Legislative session,Senator Brown in her role as chair of the Judiciary Committee refused to allow a vote on Constitutional carry to occur,effectively killing the measure for the year. [10]
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