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Conventional wisdom is, the high turnout favors the Democrat. But in a special election, high turnout is volatile because you don't know who's showing up
Republican Scott Brown wins in Mass. Jan 19, 2010
I think the president's political arm is now taking over this debate
Financial reform battle plays out on TV Apr 18, 2010
I have a great relationship with the delegation because of my years at the statehouse
Mr. Brown goes to Washington Jan 21, 2010
With all due respect, I really don't know a lot of you people, and you don't know me. But maybe that's good, because I'm going to vote how I want to vote
Senator-elect Brown to chart own course Jan 29, 2010
He wasn't drinking, and no drugs. He swung around to pick up some people. Apparently, he had the big stereo system with the woofers and he was parked in the fire lane. When the officer apparently knocked on his window, he took off, thinking that they wanted him to move, apparently
Mass. senator wants probe in N.Y. shooting Oct 20, 2010
Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959), an American politician, is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. Brown is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives (1998–2004) and then in the State Senate (2004–2010).
Brown faced the Democratic candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, in the 2010 special election to succeed U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. While initially trailing Coakley in polling by a large margin, Brown in January 2010 became the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972.
Prior to entering the state legislature, he had experience as a town selectman and assessor. He is a practicing attorney, concentrating in real estate law and serving as defense counsel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. Brown is a graduate of Wakefield High School (1977), Tufts University (1981), and Boston College Law School (1985).