Tim Brown (Ohio politician)

Tim Brown (born October 25, 1962) is an American politician who is the current President of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. He previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 3rd District from 2013 to 2016.

For other uses, see Timothy Brown (disambiguation).
Tim Brown
President of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments
Assumed office
July 20, 2016
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 2013 – July 30, 2016
Preceded byRandy Gardner
Succeeded byTheresa Gavarone
Personal details
Born (1962-10-25) October 25, 1962
Omaha, Nebraska
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBowling Green, Ohio
Alma materBowling Green State University
OccupationLegislator

Life and career

Brown received a bachelor's degree in business from Bowling Green State University in 1986.[1] He formerly served as a Wood County Commissioner and as a district representative for United States Congressman Paul Gillmor. In 2013, Brown completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett Foundation LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Ohio House of Representatives

A member of the Ohio Republican Party, Brown represents the 3rd District.[2] He won his first term in 2012 to succeed Randy Gardner by defeating Democrat Kelly Wicks and Libertarian Nathan Eberly with 51% of the vote.

Brown is the first openly gay man to serve in the Ohio state legislature, and only the second LGBT person following Nickie Antonio.[3] He will also be one of just two openly gay Republican state legislators in the United States, alongside Pennsylvania state representative Mike Fleck.

Electoral history
Election results[4]
Year Office Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2012 Ohio House of Representatives General Tim Brown Republican 30,834 51.39% Kelly Wicks Democratic 26,385 43.98% Nathan Eberly Libertarian 2,780 4.63%
2014 Ohio House of Representatives General Tim Brown Republican 21,311 62.92% Steve Long Democratic 10,571 31.21% Nathan Eberly Libertarian 1,987 5.87%

References
  1. "Representative Tim W. Brown's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. "First-time candidate keeps race close, falls short in end" Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. The BG News, November 7, 2012.
  3. "Nationwide Wins for State and Local LGBT Candidates" Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. Metro Weekly, November 8, 2012.
  4. "Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.


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