Michael A. Brown (Washington, D.C. politician)
| Michael A. Brown | |
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| Member At-Large of the Council of the District of Columbia |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Carol Schwartz |
| Succeeded by | David Grosso |
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Michael Arrington Brown March 4, 1965 Kassel, West Germany |
| Political party |
Democratic Party (2006 - 2008) Independent (2008-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Tamara Smith-Barnes (former) |
| Children | Ryan Brown and Morgan Brown |
| Alma mater |
Clark University Widener University School of Law |
Michael Arrington Brown (born March 4, 1965, in Kassel, West Germany) is a politician in Washington, D.C. In 2008 he was elected an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia, and he served for four years.
Brown lived in Chevy Chase. He is currently serving a 39-month prison sentence for bribery to which he was sentenced in 2014. His father Ron Brown was former United States Secretary of Commerce.
Brown was born in Kassel, West Germany, while his father was stationed there for the Army. He moved to the District of Columbia at age six. He graduated from Mackin Catholic High School in Washington, then received a Bachelor of Science degree from Clark University in 1987. He received a law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1991, but he did not pass the bar.
In 1993, he served as political director of America's Fund, a fund-raising network for political candidates of color.
In 1997, Brown pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of making a contribution to the 1994 reelection campaign of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy that exceeded the $2,000 limit. He was required to perform 150 hours of community service and pay $7,818 to cover the cost of supervised probation.
Brown considered running for mayor of the District of Columbia in 1998, but he ultimately decided against it, saying his mother was adamantly against it. At the time, he was a lobbyist for Patton Boggs and president and chief executive of the Ronald H. Brown Foundation.
From 1996 to 2005, Brown was vice chairman of the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission. His efforts to bring a Mike Tyson-Lenox Lewis boxing match to the District were ultimately unsuccessful.
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