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Marla Brown | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 9th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chris Sainato |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Edinburg,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Greg Brown |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | New Castle,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Education | Gannon University (BA) Geneva College (MS) |
Alma mater | Mohawk High School |
Website | www.repmarlabrown.com |
Marla A. Gallo Brown [1] (born 1970) is an American politician who currently represents the 9th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Brown was born in 1970,the eldest of six siblings, [2] in Edinburg,Pennsylvania. [3] She is of Italian ancestry. [2] Brown graduated from Mohawk High School in 1988. [2] [4] She earned Bachelor of Arts degree from Gannon University in 1992 and a Master of Science from Geneva College in 2000. [4]
Brown worked for UPS for 15 years, [3] including working in London as the company's director of sales and marketing for the United Kingdom and Ireland. [3] [5] She later ran a medical spa in Georgia for nine years. [3]
In 2022,Brown won a three-way Republican primary election to challenge incumbent Democratic Pennsylvania State Representative from the 9th District Chris Sainato. [6] She defeated Sainato in the general election. [7]
Brown opposes the right to an abortion. From 2015 to 2018,she was CEO of Pregnancy Aid Clinic, [6] an Atlanta-based Catholic anti-abortion organization. [6] [8]
Following a spate of local false school shooting reports in 2023, [9] Brown introduced a bill to elevate making a false emergency call to elicit a police response,otherwise known as swatting,from a misdemeanor offense to a felony. [10] [11]
Brown supports decreasing the state parole board vote for clemency from unanimous approval to a simple majority. [12]
In April 2023,Brown introduced a bill that would create open primary elections in Pennsylvania. [13] [14] She has argued against closed primary elections,saying that they are unfair to independent votes who cannot participate in elections funded by their tax dollars. In an op-ed with State Representative Jared Solomon,Brown also argued primary election should be open because of the large number of veterans,young people,and minorities who are registered as independents. [15]
Brown has called monetary campaign fundraising a "necessary evil of the [election] process," which is nonetheless beneficial because it demonstrates whether a candidate is capable of successfully spreading their message. [16]
During her 2022 campaign,Brown signed a pledge to refuse state per diems,state pension,or taxpayer-funded car. Brown also pledge to only serve eight years in the state legislature. [17]
Brown voted against a bill to incrementally raise Pennsylvania's minimum to fifteen dollars an hour by 2026. [18]
Brown lives in New Castle,Pennsylvania with her husband Greg Brown. She has three children. [4] [19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marla Brown | 3,192 | 42.62 | |
Republican | Nick Kerin | 2,896 | 38.66 | |
Republican | Darryl Audia | 1,352 | 18.05 | |
Write-in | Chris Sainato | 40 | 0.53 | |
Write-in | Scattered | 10 | 0.13 | |
Total votes | 7,490 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marla Brown | 13,721 | 52.81 | |
Democratic | Chris Sainato (incumbent) | 12,219 | 47.03 | |
Write-in | 44 | 0.17 | ||
Total votes | 25,984 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Marla Brown | 27,029 | 94.66 | |
Write-in | 1,524 | 5.34 | ||
Total votes | 28,553 | 100.00 |
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