Henry E. Brown, Jr.

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Henry Brown, Jr.
Henry E. Brown, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2001
Preceded by Mark Sanford
Born December 20, 1935 (1935-12-20) (age 72)
Bishopville, South Carolina
Political party Republican
Spouse Winifred Brown
Religion Southern Baptist

Henry Edward Brown, Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina, currently representing the state's 1st congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. The district is based in Charleston and takes in almost all of the state's share of the Atlantic coastline (except for Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, which are in the 2nd District).

Brown was born in Bishopville, South Carolina to Lougenia Mathis and Henry Edward Brown.[1] After graduating from high school, Brown entered the IBM Management and Technical School. He then worked for the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain, becoming a vice president. Brown also spent 10 years as a member of the United States National Guard.

Brown was elected to the Hanahan city council in 1981 and he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1984 as a Republican from Berkeley County. When the Republicans gained control of the state house in 1994, Brown became chairman of the Ways and Means committee and helped deliver the largest tax cut in state history.[citation needed]

When 1st District Congressman Mark Sanford decided to honor a pledge to serve no more than six years in the House, Brown ran for the seat, passing out "Oh Henry" candy bars during the primary election as a way to increase his name recognition. He won the runoff and easily won the general election. The 1st has been held by Republicans since 1981 and has become so heavily Republican that Brown didn't have any opposition from the Democratic Party in 2002 or 2004.

Contents

[edit] Committee assignments

  • Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
    • Highways & Transit Subcommittee
    • Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
    • Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee
  • Committee on Natural Resources
    • Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans (Ranking Republican)
    • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
  • Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    • Subcommittee on Health

[edit] Electoral history

South Carolina's 1st congressional district: Results 2000–2006[2][3]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2000 Andy Brack 82,622 36% Henry Brown 139,597 60% Bill Woolsey Libertarian 6,010 3% Bob Batchelder Reform 2,067 1% Joe Innella Natural Law 1,110 <1% *
2002 (no candidate) Henry Brown 127,562 90% James E. Dunn United Citizens 9,841 7% Joe Innella Natural Law 4,965 3% *
2004 (no candidate) Henry Brown 186,448 88% James E. Dunn Green 25,674 12% *
2006 Randy Maatta * 73,218 38% Henry Brown 115,766 60% James E. Dunn Green 4,287 2% *
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2000, write-ins received 40 votes. In 2002, write-ins received 57 votes. In 2004, write-ins received 186 votes. In 2006, write-ins received 104 votes. In 2006, Randy Maata also ran under the Working Families party.

[edit] References

  1. ^ henry brown
  2. ^ Election Statistics. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.. Note that the Clerk results incorrectly say that Bob Batchelder was the Natural Law candidate, and provide no candidate for the Reform party.
  3. ^ South Carolina November 2000 General Election. The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-01-24. This citation is for showing Joe Innella's candidacy as the Natural Law candidate, not Batchelder.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Mark Sanford		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st congressional district
2001–Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
v • d • e
South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress
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Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R), Joe Wilson (R), J. Gresham Barrett (R), Bob Inglis (R), John M. Spratt, Jr. (D), Jim Clyburn (D)
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