Bob Brown (Montana politician)

Bob Brown
18th Secretary of State of Montana
In office January 1, 2001 – January 3, 2005
Governor	Judy Martz
Preceded by	Mike Cooney
Succeeded by	Brad Johnson
President of the Montana Senate
In office 1995–1996
Member of the Montana Senate
In office 1975–1997
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
In office 1970–1974
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-11) December 11, 1947 (age 76) Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Montana State University (BA) University of Montana (MEd)

Bob Brown (born December 11, 1947) is an American politician who was the

As a young man, Brown was elected to

(1975–1997), serving as president from 1995-96.[3] His political mentors include Jean Turnage, who spent 20 years in the Senate and subsequently 15 as chief justice of the Supreme Court before retiring in 1991.

Brown became Senate education chairman in 1977 and served in that capacity through 1983. He served as chairman of the taxation committee in 1987. He became chairman of the committee on committees, one of the most innocuously named but powerful Senate committees, in 1989. He sat on the judicial committee from 1975 to 1993.

In 2000, Brown ran for secretary of state and won by a 7 percent margin. In 2004, Brown entered the 2004 Montana gubernatorial election against Democrat Brian Schweitzer. Although the race was heated, he eventually lost.

He served as a fellow at both the Carol O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West and the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana. He is currently retired and sits on the board of the Montana State Historical Society. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, he endorsed Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton.^[4][5]

References

External links

• Bob Brown at ballotpedia.org
• Guide to Bob Brown Oral History Project (University of Montana Archives)
• Bob Brown Oral History Project (ScholarWorks: University of Montana)

Political offices
Preceded by Fred Van Valkenburg	President of the Montana Senate 1995–1997	Succeeded by Gary Aklestad
Preceded by Mike Cooney	Secretary of State of Montana 2001–2005	Succeeded by Brad Johnson
Party political offices
Preceded by Judy Martz	Governor of Montana 2004	Succeeded by Roy Brown