Liz Brown (politician)

Elizabeth Brown
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byThomas Wyss
Member of the Fort Wayne City Council
from the at-large district
In office
2008–2012
Preceded bySam Talarico
Succeeded byJohn Crawford
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSteve
Children7
ResidenceFort Wayne, Indiana
Alma materUniversity 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.

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,[1] She ran when incumbent City Councilman, Sam Talarico, retired.[2] Brown was succeeded by John Crawford.[3] She ran for Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011, but lost the primary.[4] Brown was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014.[5] She ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in the 2016 elections.[6][7] She lost the primary to Jim Banks.[8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Liz Brown to City Council: Don't take 'no' for an answer". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The New Balance of Power". Fortwaynereader.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Liz Brown".
  5. ^ "Liz Brown wins state senate seat". WANE. Retrieved July 16, 2015. (NB. inaccessible from the EU/EEA)
  6. ^ "Liz Brown to announce bid for U.S. Congress". 21Alive. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Liz Brown announces her candidacy for Congress". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Banks wins crowded GOP race to replace Stutzman". Indystar.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Indiana Senate leaders kill 'constitutional carry' bill despite wide GOP caucus support".


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