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Republican State Senator '''Scott Brown''' (b. September 12, 1959) represents the [[Massachusetts]] districts of Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex. Currently, Scott Brown is seeking the [[U.S. Senate]] seat of [[Edward Kennedy]] in a special election on January 19th, 2010. He is a [[conservative]] candidate that has a record of fighting wasteful government spending and higher taxes. Scott Brown believes in a culture of family, patriotism and freedom. <ref>[http://brownforussenate.com/senator-brown Scott Brown for U.S. Senate]</ref> He is a Lt. Colonel in the Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corp and has served the Massachusetts National Guard since 1979.

Scott Brown is a graduate of Wakefield High School, [[Tufts University]] (1981), and [[Boston College]] Law School (1985). Brown is [[Protestant]] and married to Gail. They have two children Ayla and Arianna.

==State Politics==
Scott's political started as a Selectman for the Town of Wrentham. In 1998, he was elected a Representative to the Massachusetts House where he served until 2004. Brown won a special election for the State Senate in 2004.
Senator Brown continues to serve the Massachusetts Senate to the present day. He is a committee member for Veterans and Federal Affairs, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Education, Election Laws, Higher Education, Public Safety and Homeland Security. He caucuses for Children, Elder, Veteran's,and Mental Health. <ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=18919 Senator Scott P. Brown (MA)]</ref>

==U.S. Senate campaign==
Rasmussen poll has Scott Brown down by only 9 points to Democrat challenger [[Martha Coakley]], 50%-41%. <ref>[http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2010/01/05/coakley-brown-polling-fwiw.aspx Coakley-Brown Polling, FWIW, The Boston Phoenix, January 5, 2010]</ref> The race is expected to favor [[Democrat]]s heavily due having 1 million more registered Democrats than Republicans. The anti-Democrat sentiment in the country and high GOP and Independent turnout should make this a tight race.

==References==
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==External Links==
* [http://brownforussenate.com Scott Brown for U.S. Senate]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Brown/178795233167?ref=ts&v=wall Scott Brown on Facebook]
* [http://twitter.com/ScottBrownMA Scott Brown on Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/scottbrownma Scott Brown on YouTube]

[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:Political Figures]]
[[Category:Massachusetts]]
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