Corinne Brown

Corrine Brown


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 5th district 3rd (1993–2013)
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Charles E. Bennett
Succeeded by	Al Lawson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 17th district
In office November 6, 1984 – November 3, 1992
Preceded by	John Thomas
Succeeded by	Redistricted
Personal details
Born	(1946-11-11) November 11, 1946 (age 70) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	1 daughter
Education	Florida A&M University (BS, MA) University of Florida (EdS)

Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2013–2017, serving in Congress since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district included parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange counties up until 2016. Under a court ruling that affected most of Florida's congressional districts, her district was reconfigured along north-central Florida, stretching from Jacksonville westward towards Tallahassee.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Brown earned a bachelor of science from Florida A&M University in 1969 In college she became a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, one of four African American Greek letter sororities in the United States. She earned a master's degree in 1971 and an educational specialist degree from the University of Florida in 1974. She received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, and has been on the faculty at the latter two schools and at Florida State College at Jacksonville.