Charles Peter “Chuck” Brown (April 3, 1951 – August 14, 2003) was a Minnesota

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 politician

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 and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Minnesota House of Representatives

The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...

 from southwestern Minnesota. Narrowly elected in 1984, he was solidly re-elected in 1986 in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s

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 “firestorm” that swept through the region, giving Democrats

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 unprecedented control of southwestern Minnesota for the next several election cycles. Re-elected again in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994, he serving six terms before retiring. He represented the old District 11A and, later, District 13A, which included all or portions of Big Stone

Big Stone County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,820 people, 2,377 households, and 1,611 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,171 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...

, Douglas

Douglas County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,821 people, 13,276 households, and 9,027 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile . There were 16,694 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, Grant

Grant County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,289 people, 2,534 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 3,098 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...

, Pope

Pope County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,236 people, 4,513 households, and 3,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile . There were 5,827 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...

, Stevens

Stevens County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,053 people, 3,751 households, and 2,366 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 4,074 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...

, Swift

Swift County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,956 people, 4,353 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 4,821 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...

 and Traverse

Traverse County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,134 people, 1,717 households, and 1,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 2,199 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

 counties, changing somewhat through redistricting

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 in 1990.

While in the legislature, Brown was a member of the House Agriculture, Appropriations, Capital Investment, Education, General Legislation & Veterans Affairs, Judiciary, Labor-Management Relations, Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs, Taxes, Transportation, and Ways & Means committees, and of various sub-committees relevant to each area. He chaired the Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Committee during the 1993-94 Session.

From the town of Appleton

Appleton, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,871 people, 729 households, and 376 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,442.2 people per square mile . There were 860 housing units at an average density of 432.0 per square mile...

, Brown was an auctioneer by trade. After leaving the legislature in 1997, he became a contract lobbyist for several groups, including the Tubman Family Alliance. Through his work for the Domestic Violence Legislative Alliance, he
represented the interests of Tubman and numerous other service providers across Minnesota. He died unexpectedly in August 2003.

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