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Born: September 12, 1959, Kittery, Maine. Republican. Member, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1998-2004. United States Senator from Massachusetts, 2010-2013. U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Assumed Office June 27, 2017 and to Samoa, Assumed Office July 28, 2017. Brown’s victory in a special election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Edward Kennedy in 2009 was viewed by many as a referendum against President Obama’s policies, including federal intrusion into the health care industry.
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