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==Political career==
==Political career==
In 1931, Brownell ran for the New York State Assembly from the tenth district, touting himself as a candidate for reform.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/> His campaign manager was [[Thomas E. Dewey]], who would unsuccessfully run for president in [[United States presidential election, 1944|1944]] and [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948]]. Although he lost the general election, he ran again the following year and emerged victorious.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>
In 1931, Brownell ran for the New York State Assembly from the tenth district, touting himself as a candidate for reform.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/> His campaign manager was [[Thomas E. Dewey]], who would unsuccessfully run for president in [[United States presidential election, 1944|1944]] and [[United States presidential election, 1948|1948]]. Although he lost the general election, he ran again the following year and emerged victorious.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>
During time in the state legislature, Brownell introduced legislation to bolster child labor laws, combat gangs and racketeering, and to revise the NYC charter.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/> After choosing to retire from the general assembly in 1937, he was appointed to the State Republican Party Committee. During the 1942 New York gubernatorial election, he served as the campaign manger for Dewey,<ref name=encyclopedia.com/> who won the race by sixteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=91796 NY Governor Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 7, 2021.</ref>
===Eisenhower Administration===
===Eisenhower Administration===