Bo Brown (politician)
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bo Brown
| birth_name = William Brown
| party = Democratic
| education = Tennessee State University (BA)
Jackson State University (MPPA)
| state_house = Mississippi
| district = 70th
| term_start = January 7, 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|November 8, 1949}}
| predecessor = Kathy L. Sykes
}}
William R. "Bo" Brown (born November 8, 1949) is an American politician serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 70th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 7, 2020.
Education
Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Tennessee State University and a Master of Public Policy and Administration from Jackson State University. He was also a postgraduate at Santa Clara University.{{Cite web|title=Bo Brown|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/brown_(70th).xml|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-12|website=billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130144255/http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/brown_(70th).xml |archive-date=2020-11-30 }}
Career
From 1967 to 1971, Brown worked as a teacher and coach in the Jackson Public School District. He later served as a community relations specialist for the United States Department of Justice. From 1972 to 1983, he was a program manager at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was a radio broadcaster for WOKJ and WKXI-FM before becoming an insurance agent at New York Life. Brown has since worked as a financial representative for the Modern Woodmen of America and served as a member of the Jackson City Council.{{Cite web|last=Nave|first=R. L.|title=Brown: Aligning With Right|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/28/brown-aligning-right/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.jacksonfreepress.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=William Brown's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/40052/william-brown|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Vote Smart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112185120/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/40052/william-brown |archive-date=2022-01-12 }} He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 2019 and assumed office on January 7, 2020.{{Cite web|title=William Brown (Mississippi)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/William_Brown_(Mississippi)|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
References
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{{Mississippi House of Representatives}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature