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Michael Arrington Brown (born March 4, 1965, in Kassel, West Germany) is a politician in Washington, D.C. In 2008 he was elected an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia, and he served for four years. Brown lives in Chevy Chase.〔Woodlee, Yolanda; Silverman, Elissa. (Hopefuls Begin Staking Out Fenty's and Gray's Seats ). ''The Washington Post''. 2006-09-20.〕〔Silverman, Elissa; Woodlee, Yolanda. (Fenty's School Takeover Plan Gets Rough Reception ). ''The Washington Post''. 2007-03-02.〕〔DeBonis, Mike. (Brown Officially Enters At-Large Race ). ''Washington City Paper''. 2008-04-29.〕 His father was former United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.〔Woodlee, Yolanda. (Top Fundraisers Feel the Heat in Ward 4 ). ''The Washington Post''. 2007-04-27〕 ==Early life== Brown was born in Kassel, West Germany, while his father was stationed there for the Army.〔 He moved to the District of Columbia at age six.〔 He graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School, and he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Clark University in 1987.〔 He received a law degree from Widener University School of Law in 1991, but he did not pass the bar. In 1993, he served as political director of America's Fund, a fund-raising network for political candidates of color. In 1997, Brown pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of making a contribution to the 1994 reelection campaign of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy that exceeded the $2,000 limit. He was required to perform 150 hours of community service and pay $7,818 to cover the cost of supervised probation.〔 Brown considered running for mayor of the District of Columbia in 1998, but he ultimately decided against it, saying his mother was adamantly against it. At the time, he was a lobbyist for Patton Boggs and president and chief executive of the Ronald H. Brown Foundation.〔 From 1996 to 2005, Brown was vice chairman of the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission. His efforts to bring a Mike Tyson-Lenox Lewis boxing match to the District were ultimately unsuccessful. In 2005, Brown's wages were garnished by a court for defaulting on payments on a lease of an MCI Center suite. At the time, Brown was a managing partner for the lobbying firm of Alcalde & Fay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael A. Brown (Washington, D.C. politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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