Who Is Scott Brown?

My VIP for this week is former Republican Senator Scott Brown, age 65) who recently entered the Senate race in New Hampshire. He is seeking to gain the seat currently held by retiring Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen who opted to not run for a fourth term. 

Brown won a special election in Massachusetts in which he replaced Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) who had died from brain cancer. He lost his 2012 reelection bid to Democrat Elizabeth Warren. Brown later moved to New Hampshire where he lost to Shaheen by three points in 2014.

Brown has a long history of serving New England and America. He served for 35 years in the Army and retired as a colonel in 2014. In the Army, he served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps and the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Brown served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 to 2004 and as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 2004 to 2010.

Brown also served as an ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during the first administration of President Donald Turmp. More recently, he chaired a lobbying group and served as dean of New England Law School in Boston.

In his announcement video, Brown struck a sober tone about being worried about the direction that America is heading. He pointed out that his probable competition, Chris Pappas, supported then-President Joe Biden while he opened the border, increased inflation, and made simple life unaffordable. He also praised President Trump who “sealed the border, he stood up to China, and he restored our standing in the world.”