Ray Browne (politician)

{{Short description|American politician (1939–2010)}}

{{About|American politician and businessman (1939–2010|other|Raymond Brown (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ray Browne

| office = Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from the District of Columbia's at-large district

| term_start = January 3, 2001

| term_end = January 3, 2007

| birth_name = Ray Browne

| birth_date = 1939

| birth_place = Washington, D.C.

| death_date = February 15, 2010

| death_place = Washington, D.C., US

| party = Democratic

| alma_mater = University of Maryland

}}

Ray Browne (1939–February 15, 2010) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Shadow Member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 until his retirement in 2007. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a staunch supporter of the D.C Statehood Movement.{{Cite web |date=2010-02-18 |title=Norton Pays Tribute to Former Shadow Representative Ray Browne (2/18/2010) {{!}} Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton |url=http://norton.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/norton-pays-tribute-to-former-shadow-representative-ray-browne-2182010 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=norton.house.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Former Shadow Rep. Ray Browne Dies |url=https://dcist.com/story/10/02/15/former-shadow-rep-ray-browne-dies/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=DCist |language=en}}

He also served as an ANC Commissioner and as a mediator for the D.C. Superior Court.{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2002 |title=Ray Browne* (D) Age: 63 Resid ... |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/10/31/ray-browne-d-age-63-resid/19aef81d-258d-404d-b98b-bc70aefead6e/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=The Washington Post}} Browne passed away on February 15, 2010.