Michael D. Brown

Michael Donald Brown (born August 5, 1953 ) is an American politician who served as the junior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2025.

As a shadow senator, Brown received no pay from the government, receives no budget from the government, and could not vote on matters before the Senate. self-determination, As shadow senator, Brown also works with the district's delegate, mayor, and council to advance the interest of local residents on federal issues. Brown was a member of the Democratic Party,

Positions In 2018, Brown became irate that his delegation was not included in the D.C. Council's financing bill. After yelling and disrupting the proceedings, Brown quieted down after he was told that he would be forcibly removed from the premises.

2006 election

Brown ran for the position of shadow senator in 2006, using campaign posters with the slogan "the last Shadow Senator you'll ever need" and registering the domain name "shadowsenator.com" for his website. Brown opposed a bill to give the district a full representative in the House of Representatives because it did not make the district a state. Pannell blamed his loss at least partly on voter confusion, since the better-known Michael A. Brown was running for mayor at the same time; others, including Michael A. Brown himself, agreed.

In the November general election, Brown received 86 percent of the votes, while Joyce Robinson-Paul, a member of the D.C. Statehood Green Party, received 14 percent. There was no Republican candidate running for the position.

2010 election Brown was a candidate for at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia. Other Democrats running for the same position included Clark Ray and incumbent Phil Mendelson, Concerned that many voters would confuse which Michael Brown was on the ballot, Mendelson sent out mailers with pictures of both politicians. and local Democratic party groups. Brown was challenged by a wealthy district landlord Peter A. Ross who self-funded his campaign and outspent Brown by a more than 200:1 ratio. Ross's campaign had to overcome news reports noting a past conviction for federal tax fraud and reports that he failed to pay his district real estate taxes. Brown won reelection.

2018 election

Brown faced a competitive primary challenge from Andria Thomas, defeating her by 51% to 47.3%. He was re-elected in the general election with 88.2% of the vote.

Electoral history 2006

2012

2018

Personal life Brown was born in Newark, New Jersey, and moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, as a teenager.