Scott Brown

Scott P. Brown is a Republican who won the Massachusetts Senate Special Election for the Massachusetts Senate seat left vacant by the death of Ted Kennedy. Brown also holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Massachusetts National Guard, where he serves in the Judge Advocate General Corps.http://www.brownforussenate.com/senator-brown

Brown's opponent in the Massachusetts Senate special election was Martha Coakley, the current Massachusetts Attorney General. Brown caught up to Coakley during the last week of the campaign. On January 10 a Boston Globe poll had Coakley with a 15 point lead on January 10.http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/PPP_Brown_up_5.html Brown won the election with 52% of the vote, including winning Ted Kennedy's precinct in Hyannis.

Brown was sworn in on February 4, 2010.

Brown was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a town about 13 miles north of Boston. He graduated from Wakefield High School and earned a B.A from Tufts University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Brown enlisted in the National Guard when he was 19 and has served in Kazakhstan and Paraguay. He worked as a model for Marshall's and Jordache jeans to help pay his college and law school tuition.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1954918,00.html

Brown's political career began in the town of Wrentham where he served 3 years as assessor before being elected as Selectman. He served as Selectman for one term, leaving to run for the Massachusetts House where he served as State Representative from 1999-2004. He was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 2004.

Even before her campaign performances, millions of Americans had already heard Ayla’s amazing voice on “American Idol.” As Boston College basketball fans know, she’s also pretty good on the court. If the President thinks they’ve got basketball talent at the White House, I ask him to pick his best teammate and find some time to play two-on-two with Ayla and me.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/us/politics/20text-brown.html

Well, with all due respect, it’s not the Kennedys’ seat, and it’s not the Democrats’ seat, it’s the people’s seat. And they have the chance to send somebody down there who is an independent voter, and an independent thinker, and going to look out for the best interests of the people of Massachusetts.—Scott Brown, Massachusetts Senate Debate, January 11, 2010

Like everyone else, I want to see more Americans with good health care coverage. I like what we achieved in Massachusetts. It’s not perfect, but nearly everyone is now covered by a private insurance policy - not a government policy. I hope other states follow our example. But the healthcare bill under discussion in Washington is not good. It will raise taxes and increase spending. If you are a senior on Medicare, it will lead to a half trillion dollars in cuts to your care. Since we are way ahead of the rest of the country with our own state reforms, we will get nothing in return. My opponent, Martha Coakley, will vote yes on this bill. I will insist we start over.—Scott Brown, Boston Globe , January 14, 2010