Liz Brown (politician)

Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, she serves in the Indiana State Senate, representing the 15th district.

Elizabeth Brown
Member of the Indiana Senate
from the 15th district
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byThomas Wyss
Member of the Fort Wayne City Council
from the At-Large district
In office
2008–2012
Preceded bySam Talarico
Succeeded byJohn Crawford
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Steve
Children7
ResidenceFort Wayne, Indiana
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
University of Iowa

Brown served on the City Council of Fort Wayne, Indiana for the At-Large district from 2008 to 2012,[1] She ran when incumbent City Councilman, Sam Talarico, retired.[2] Brown was succeeded by John Crawford.[3] Brown was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014.[4] She ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in the 2016 elections.[5][6] She lost the primary to Jim Banks.[7]

Brown is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she was a varsity athlete on the fencing team.

References
  1. "Liz Brown to City Council: Don't take 'no' for an answer". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. http://elmexicanonews.com/newspaper/2011/april/el_mexicano_newspaper_april2011_page10.pdf
  3. "The New Balance of Power". Fortwaynereader.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. "Liz Brown wins state senate seat". WANE. Retrieved July 16, 2015. (NB. inaccessible from the EU/EEA)
  5. "Liz Brown to announce bid for U.S. Congress". 21Alive. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  6. "Liz Brown announces her candidacy for Congress". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. "Banks wins crowded GOP race to replace Stutzman". Indystar.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.


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