Cathrynn Brown
{{Short description|Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives}}
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|name = Cathrynn Brown
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|state_house = New Mexico
|district = 55th{{cite web |url= http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=HBROW |title= Representative Cathrynn Brown (R) |publisher= New Mexico Legislature |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |accessdate= February 12, 2014}}
|term_start = January 18, 2011
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|predecessor = John Heaton
|successor = Incumbent
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
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|residence = Carlsbad, New Mexico
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|profession = Attorney
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|website = {{URL|cathrynnbrown.com}}
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Cathrynn N. Brown{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/110625 |title= Cathrynn Brown's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= February 12, 2014}} is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 55 since January 18, 2011.
Elections
- 2012 Brown was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,538 votes{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 8 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181115165738/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf |archive-date= November 15, 2018 |url-status= dead }} and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,853 votes{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 8 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf |archive-date= November 4, 2013 |url-status= dead }} after a challenger withdrew.
- 2008 To challenge District 55 incumbent Democratic Representative John Heaton, Autry Reese was unopposed for the June 8, 2008 Republican Primary;{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrim08.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 8, 2008 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 8 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135639/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrim08.pdf |archive-date= February 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }} after Reese withdrew, Brown was included on the November 4, 2008 General election ballot but lost to Representative Heaton.{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewideGen08.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 8 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135641/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewideGen08.pdf |archive-date= February 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
- 2010 Brown and Representative Heaton were both unopposed for both their June 1, 2010 primaries,{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewidePrim10.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2010 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 3 & 6 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134921/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewidePrim10.pdf |archive-date= February 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }} setting up a rematch; Brown won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,010 votes (52.2%) against Representative Heaton.{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewideResults_Gen_2010.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 6 |accessdate= February 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134824/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewideResults_Gen_2010.pdf |archive-date= February 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
Political positions
In January 2021, shortly before a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Brown announced legislation to decertify Joe Biden's victory in New Mexico by removing the state's five electoral votes he won. In a statement, Brown made baseless claims of election fraud, alleging fraud occurred in New Mexico and in other states.{{Cite web|last=D'Ammassa|first=Algernon|title=On day of chaos in Washington, a NM lawmaker announces effort to challenge electoral vote|url=https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/new-mexico-lawmaker-cathrynn-brown-electoral-college-vote-certification-challenge/6566417002/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Las Cruces Sun-News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108064242/https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/new-mexico-lawmaker-cathrynn-brown-electoral-college-vote-certification-challenge/6566417002/ |archive-date=2021-01-08 }} She claimed the final vote tallies had been "manipulated" but offered no evidence.
References
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External links
- [http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=HBROW Official page] at the New Mexico Legislature
- [http://cathrynnbrown.com/ Campaign site]
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 110625 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Cathrynn_Brown Cathrynn Brown] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=92084 Cathrynn N. Brown] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:Republican Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
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