Gail Huff Brown

Huff was born in Winterset, Iowa, where her father was a medical doctor, an epidemiologist.Defoe, Jennifer Kain, [http://www.southernneliving.com/article.php?id=9 "The Senator's Wife, Gail Huff, Goes to Washington"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718125611/http://southernneliving.com/article.php?id=9|date=2013-07-18}}, Southern New England LivingMcGlothlen, John, [http://thegazette.com/2010/01/21/massachusetts-senator-elect-scott-brown-has-iowa-ties/ "Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown has Iowa ties"], The Des Moines Register, 21 January 2010Beaumont, Tom, [http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/01/20/as-you-expected-an-iowa-connection-to-massachusetts-senate-race "As you expected, an Iowa connection to Massachusetts Senate race"], The Des Moines Register, Jan 20, 2010 In 1978, her family moved to Waltham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1980 and attended Bentley University, earning a bachelor degree in business communications. She attended graduate classes at Emerson College before beginning her broadcast career in 1984.

Huff's broadcast journalism career began with Greenville, North Carolina–based WNCT-TV in 1984.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/station/282828/detail.html|title=Gail Huff|work=Local News - Station|publisher=WCVB-TV5|access-date=January 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127083251/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/station/282828/detail.html|archive-date=January 27, 2010}} In 1986, she joined WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, as a general assignment reporter. She later held the same position at WFSB-TV, in Hartford, Connecticut in 1989. All three television stations were CBS affiliates.

Huff was employed as a reporter at WCVB-TV starting in 1993, working the 3–10 A.M. shift, while her daughters, Ayla Brown and Arianna, were growing up.{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8632697.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102230951/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8632697.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|title=At Home With Gail Huff and Scott Brown|format=Abstract only|publisher=Boston Globe|date=February 1, 2001}} During her husband's campaign, Huff stayed away from news assignments that may have affected his election prospects, and never appeared at campaign events until his victory speech on January 20, 2010. She resigned her position at WCVB-TV six months later, citing family considerations.{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/06/08/huff_is_leaving_ch_5 | work=The Boston Globe | title=Huff is leaving Ch. 5 | date=June 8, 2010 | first1=Mark | last1=Shanahan | first2=Meredith | last2=Goldstein}} Later that year, she took a position with WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. On February 28, 2013, she resigned from WJLA-TV, and moved with her husband, to Rye, New Hampshire.

In 2015, Huff joined NH1 News in Concord, New Hampshire, as a special correspondent and news contributor.{{cite web|url=http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local-news/item/1013-gail-huff-joins-nh1-news-as-contributor.html|work=Industry-related news|publisher=New England One|title=Gail Huff Joins NH1 News as Contributor|accessdate=April 29, 2015}} At NH1 News Huff often completed stories for NH1 News Investigates, one of New Hampshire's leading investigative news teams. Huff also served as an anchor for breaking news and special reports outside of regularly scheduled newscasts for NH1 News. Huff departed journalism in 2017 to support her husband in his role as U.S. ambassador.

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In September 2021, Huff declared her candidacy for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the 2022 election.{{cite web|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2021-09-09|title=Gail Huff Brown files statement of candidacy for 1st Congressional District US House seat|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/gail-huff-brown-files-statement-of-candidacy-for-1st-congressional-district-us-house-seat/37532658|access-date=2021-09-30|website=WMUR|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Travis|first=Andersen |date=September 10, 2021|title=Gail Huff Brown, wife of Scott Brown, files statement of candidacy for possible congressional run in NH - The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/10/metro/gail-huff-brown-wife-scott-brown-files-statement-candidacy-possible-congressional-run-nh/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}} She identifies as a conservative Republican. Prior to running for office, Huff supported abortion rights.{{Cite web|date=2012-08-23|title=Gail Huff touts Scott Brown's independent spirit|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2012/08/23/gail-huff-touts-scott-browns-independent-spirit/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Boston Herald|language=en-US}} In 2021, she stated that she is "much more conservative" than her husband, and she supports former President Donald Trump.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-10|title=Huff Posts: Sen. Brown's Wife Files First CD Paperwork, Says She's 'More Conservative" Than Scott|url=https://nhjournal.com/huff-posts-sen-browns-wife-files-first-cd-paperwork-says-shes-more-conservative-than-scott/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=NH Journal|language=en-US}} After filing for her congressional campaign, she was asked about her position on abortion, specifically in relation to the Texas Heartbeat Act, and she replied that she supports the current law in New Hampshire on abortion, which is legal during most of a pregnancy, but supports Texas's and other states' "right to pass any law they want" to restrict abortion."{{Cite web|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2021-09-09|title=Gail Huff Brown files statement of candidacy for 1st Congressional District US House seat|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/gail-huff-brown-files-statement-of-candidacy-for-1st-congressional-district-us-house-seat/37532658|access-date=2021-09-30|website=WMUR|language=en}} She said her views on abortion are similar to those of Governor Chris Sununu, who is pro-choice.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Huff Brown Calls Anonymous Text Attack "Cowardly" |url=https://nhjournal.com/huff-brown-calls-anonymous-text-attack-cowardly/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=NH Journal |language=en-US}} Facing opposition in the primary campaign over abortion, Huff stated that she is a "mix of both" pro-life and pro-choice.{{Cite web|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2021-10-14|title=NH Primary Source: Huff Brown camp calls anonymous text attack on abortion issue 'cowardly'|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/huff-brown-camp-calls-anonymous-text-attack-on-abortion-issue-cowardly/37955968|access-date=2021-10-16|website=WMUR|language=en}} She announced that she supports overturning Roe v. Wade and that abortion rights, and the question of whether or not to ban abortions, should be decided on a state level.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Gail Huff Brown on Threats to Roe v. Wade This Week |url=https://thepulseofnh.com/news/gail-huff-brown-on-threats-to-roe-v-wade-this-week/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=The Pulse of NH |language=en-US}} She released a statement saying, “I’ve made my position on abortion clear: I support states’ rights, and I especially support our law here in New Hampshire. I do not support late-term abortion, federal funding for abortion or foreign aid being used for abortion....”{{Cite web |date=2022-05-04 |title=Huff Brown: I'm A 'Live Free or Die' Republican |url=https://nhjournal.com/huff-brown-im-a-live-free-or-die-republican/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=NH Journal |language=en-US}} Following the overturning of Roe, she ran an ad saying she will support abortion rights in New Hampshire.{{Cite web |title=New Hampshire Republicans vie to take on Maggie Hassan, a GOP target in November |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-hampshire-republican-primaries-senate-house-what-to-watch/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=12 September 2022 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-05 |title=How Will Huff Brown's "Protect Choice" Ad Play in GOP Primary? |url=https://nhjournal.com/how-will-huff-browns-protect-choice-ad-play-in-gop-primary/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=NH Journal |language=en-US}} In an interview, Huff said that she supports same-sex marriage, but declined to answer whether she believes it should be a state issue and the Supreme Court should overturn the Obergefell decision which legalized same-sex marriage nationally.{{Citation |last=Sexton |first=Adam |title=CloseUp: Huff Brown seeks path to victory in NH-01 primary |date=2022-08-07 |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/closeup-gail-huff-brown-seeks-path-to-victory-in-nh-01-primary/40827300 |language=en |access-date=2022-09-15}} Huff has made unsubstantiated claims surrounding the 2020 presidential election, saying that there were "a lot of irregularities."{{Cite web|author=Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju|date=28 October 2021|title=12 GOP 'Young Guns' embrace Trump's election falsehoods|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/28/politics/gop-candidates-young-guns-big-lie/index.html|access-date=2021-11-20|website=CNN}}

At one time, she hosted a parenting series on Lifetime that featured child psychologist Penelope Leach. Huff starred in Boston singer-songwriter Digney Fignus' 1984 music video for the song "The Girl With The Curious Hand".{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/scott-browns-wife-music-v_n_431632.html|title=Scott Brown's Wife Music VIDEO: Gail Huff's RACY 'Girl With The Curious Hand' (PHOTOS) | work=Huffington Post | first=Anya|last=Strzemien|date=January 21, 2010}}

Huff is a fitness enthusiast who in 2007 took a fitness challenge with Navy SEAL applicants.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8vqYHLm7V4|title=Reporter Gail Huff Takes The Navy Seal Challenge|website=YouTube }} She is an avid cyclist.

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• [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/gail-huffs-scott-brown_n_430963.html "Gail Huff's Two Lives: Scott Brown's Wife Is Also Boston TV Reporter"], The Huffington Post, March 22, 2010
• Fee, Gayle; Raposa, Laura, [https://www.bostonherald.com/2009/10/15/curious-hand-of-fate-touches-on-newsgals-past "‘Curious Hand’ of fate touches on newsgal’s past"], The Boston Herald, Thursday, October 15, 2009
• Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith, [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/06/08/huff_is_leaving_ch_5/ "Huff is leaving Channel 5"], The Boston Globe, June 8, 2010

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