Mike Brown | |
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Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party | |
Assumed office February 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mike Kuckelman |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967or1968(age 56–57) Kansas City,Kansas,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | 2nd spouse Kristi Brown |
Children | 5 from their prior relationships |
Education | Johnson County Community College [[]] |
Website | Campaign website |
Mike Brown (born 1967/1968) [1] is an American politician from Kansas who is currently serving as the Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party. [2] In 2022,he challenged incumbent Scott Schwab election,lost in primary].
Brown is a 6th generation Kansan,born and raised in the Kansas City metro area.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School as part of the class of 1987 and attended Johnson County Community College . Brown has worked in construction since high school,opening his own home building firm in 1990 and working as a general contractor.
Brown started his political career volunteering for Tim Shallenburger's unsuccessful 2002 bid for governor and two local county commissioner campaigns in 2004 and 2008.[ citation needed ] In 2017,Mike ran for the Johnson County Commission in District 6 and was elected. [3] He served in this office until 2021,when he was defeated by Democrat Shirley Allenbrand. He has also served in a series of other Kansas roles including Johnson County's Parks and Recreation commissioner,member of the Kansas State Workforce Development Board,the Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce,and the Homebuilders’Association of Greater Kansas City. [4] [2]
In the 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election,Brown challenged incumbent Secretary of State of Kansas,Scott Schwab,claiming that Schwab was a part of the Republican establishment.[ citation needed ] Brown's campaign was based on “Election Integrity First” [5] and lost with 44.76% to Schwab's 55.24%. [5] [6] [2]
Mike Brown was elected Kansas GOP Party Chairman in 2022 against Helen Van Etten,a long-time Kansas GOP leader,by a two vote margin. [7] Under Brown's leadership of the KS GOP,on March 11,2024,an event was held in Johnson County where attendees paid money to beat an effigy of Joe Biden. This led to calls for him to be removed as party chairman. [8]
Brown is married to his 2nd wife Kristi Brown.[ citation needed ] The couple live in Overland Park,Kansas and have 5 children between them from prior relationships [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Schwab (incumbent) | 245,998 | 55.24% | |
Republican | Mike Brown | 199,316 | 44.76% | |
Total votes | 445,314 | 100% |
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