Kermit C. Brown (born September 21, 1942) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the

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representing

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. Brown was the House majority leader from January 7, 2013, to January 13, 2015, and was

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from 2015 to 2017.

Education

Brown earned his BS in

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and

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from the

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and his JD from the

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Elections

*2012 Brown was unopposed for the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 684 votes, and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 2,126 votes (56.0%) against Democratic nominee Tim Nyquist. *2004 When Republican Representative

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ran for

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and left the District 14 seat open, Brown won the August 17, 2004 Republican Primary with 483 votes (73.6%), and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 2,011 votes (56.6%) against Democratic nominee Joseph Kiovsky. *2006 Brown was unopposed for both the August 22, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 587 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 1,956 votes. *2008 Brown was unopposed for the August 19, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 558 votes, and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 1,966 votes (49.5%) against Democratic nominee Pat Kiovsky. *2010 Brown was unopposed for the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 855 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 1,568 (58.5%) votes against Democratic nominee Craig Cook.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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