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.”

Massachusetts Election

Voters in Massachusetts made a very loud and clear statement today when they elected Scott Brown, a moderate Republican, to fill the Senate seat held by the late Ted Kennedy for nearly fifty years. Brown will be the first Republican Senator from Massachusetts since 1972. Brown's election makes him the 41st Republican in the Senate and breaks the 60-vote majority that the Democrats have held for the past few months. This could make a big difference in our nation because Brown campaigned on voting against Obamacare. This was a HUGE achievement. Many people are hoping that it will be enough to save our nation from the progressives who are trying to take it away from us. If nothing else, it is causing other Democrats to evaluate their position in politics. Even though Brown is a moderate, he ran on conservative principles. His win shows that conservative principles are what the people want. I hope that Brown sticks with the conservative principles that he campaigned on and doesn't move to the left!