Background
Brown grew up in Philadelphia and moved to Gary, Indiana, on completion of his undergraduate studies in education at Cheyney State Teachers" College in Cheyney, Pennsylvania.
Brown grew up in Philadelphia and moved to Gary, Indiana, on completion of his undergraduate studies in education at Cheyney State Teachers" College in Cheyney, Pennsylvania.
Bachelor of Science, Cheyney U. Master of Public Administration, Indiana U.
He has represented the 3rd District since 1982. He taught in the Gary Community School Corporation from 1961 to 1968. From 1968 to 1988, Brown was youth coordinator, Mayor"s assistant on youth activities, director of the Youth Services Bureau, affirmative action officer and risk manager for the City of Gary.
In 1988, he became the Chief Executive Officer of the Gary Community Mental Health Center, a position he held until 1993.
Brown is currently a consultant providing health and management services to entitites seeking to foster positive interaction between governmental bodies and the community. First elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1982, Brown has been a chairman of the Indiana House Standing Committee on Public Health.
In 2007, Brown sponsored a bill enacting a new statewide effort to promote improved health care for Hoosiers. Known as the Indiana Checkup Plan, House Enrolled Acting 1678 (Public Law 218-2007) provides expanded health insurance availability, improved prenatal care for expectant mothers and a bipartisan effort to encourage establishment of wellness programs among Indiana employers of all sizes.
In 2010, Brown announced a partnership he initiated between the Gary Community Health Center and a medicaid dentist.
"This is a first that is starting here in Gary, Indiana., that we have a private sector entity joining with the public and producing a service that is sorely needed," Brown said. "This goes to show you that Gary can be first in something positive.".
Quotations: "This is a first that is starting here in Gary, Indiana., that we have a private sector entity joining with the public and producing a service that is sorely needed,".
Mayor Hatcher's Youth Foundation, Gary. Member Gary Frontiers Svc. Club, Black Minority Health Advisory Council, National.Black Caucus State Legislators, Interagency Council on Black and Minority Health.
Married Angela Baker. 1 child Charlisa.