George Brown Junior

George Brown

George Edward Brown Jr. (March 6, 1920 in Holtville , Imperial County , California , †  July 15, 1999 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1999 he represented the state of California twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Brown attended Holtville Union High School until 1935 and then El Centro Junior College until 1938 . In 1942, he entered the Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector . In 1944 he took part in the Second World War as a soldier in the US Army . After the war he continued his education by studying at the University of California in Los Angeles . For twelve years he worked for the Los Angeles City Council in human resources management and as a construction consultant. Between 1957 and 1962 he was a management consultant. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1954 to 1958 he was a local councilor and mayor of Monterey Park ; between 1959 and 1962 he was a member of the California State Assembly .

In the 1962 congressional election , Brown was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 29th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Dalip Singh Saund on January 3, 1963 . After three re-elections, he was initially able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1971 . These were shaped by the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement . In 1970 George Brown sought unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . For this reason, he decided not to run for the US House of Representatives that year.

In the 1972 election , Brown was re-elected to Congress in the 38th district of his state. After 13 re-elections he was able to remain there until his death on July 15, 1999. From 1975 to 1993 he represented the 36th and then the 42nd constituency of his state. Between 1991 and 1995 he was Chairman of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology . He was also a member of the Agriculture Committee.

Web links

• George Brown in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Brown Jr. in the database of Find a Grave (English)