Chris Brown
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
January 2012 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byJimmy Puckett[1]
Succeeded byRodney Hall
Personal details
Born
Christopher R. Brown

March 5, 1971 (1971-03-05) (age 52)
Walnut, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBusinessman

Christopher R. Brown (born March 5, 1971, in Walnut, Mississippi) is the former Republican state representative for District 20 based about Monroe County in the northeastern portion of his state from 2012 to 2024. He is now serving as the Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District since 2024.[2]

A businessman, Brown is divorced with five children. In 2016, his Republican colleagues named him the vice chairman of the House Republican Caucus. He is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and serves on these other committees: Banking and Financial Services, Conservation and Water Resources, Constitution, Management and Public Health and Human Services. In 2014, Brown was elected president of the Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition.

In 2016, Brown was recognized by the American Conservative Union Foundation receiving the Award for Conservative Excellence

In January 2013, Brown said that he was drafting legislation that would purportedly override federal gun control rules by making Mississippi-made firearms subject to state, rather than federal law.[3]

Brown has announced that he is running for the position of Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - MS State House 020 Race - Nov 08, 2011".
  2. ↑ "Chris Brown (Mississippi)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Emily Lane and Jimmie E. Gates, "Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant wants to block Obama's federal gun actions", The Clarion-Ledger, January 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Who is running for Mississippi's statewide offices in 2023?". WJTV. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.


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