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Steve Brown Enters 73rd
Arch City Chronicle | Published July 23, 2007 at 06:58 AM
Attorney General Jay Nixon’s Former Deputy Chief Counsel Steve Brown Files
For 73rd District
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Nephew of Sue Shear Runs for Her Old Seat
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ST. LOUIS—Steve Brown, former deputy chief counsel for Attorney General Jay Nixon and nephew of legendary Representative Sue Shear, announced today his intention to run for Shear’s old seat. In paperwork filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission Brown indicates that he will run for the 73rd District recently vacated by Margaret Donnelly’s Attorney General’s campaign.
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“In the 70’s as a student at Glenridge Elementary, I stood outside my school and handed out election flyers for my aunt,” Brown said. “I listened to her talk to constituents about protecting the health of women and children and fighting for those less fortunate. Her words still ring in my ears and although great strides have been made, there is much work to be done. My goals in Jefferson City would mirror the progressive tradition of this seat as set down by people like Sue Shear and Margaret Donnelly.”
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Continuing in this tradition, Brown’s priorities will be fighting the Republican assault on Medicaid and expanding access to affordable healthcare, using his background in the Attorney General’s office to protect Missouri’s environment from corporate polluters, and protecting women’s reproductive freedom and lifesaving stem cell research.
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“The people of the 73rd District deserve a strong, progressive voice,” said Brown. “As a husband, father, and lifelong St. Louisan, I will go to Jefferson City to expand opportunity for all, and to return common sense to Missourigovernment by rescuing it from the reactionary Republicans now in charge.”
