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Senator Claire McCaskill Endorses Steve Brown’s Candidacy for State Representative
Posted October 8, 2007 at 01:16 PM
ST. LOUIS– Today, United States Senator Claire McCaskill endorsed Democratic candidate for State Representative Steve Brown, who is running in the 73rd District to replace Representative Margaret Donnelly. Emphasizing that this would be the only primary race in Missouri in which she would endorse a candidate, McCaskill cited Brown’s experience and character as reasons for her support.
“Steve Brown is a smart, hard-working public servant,” McCaskill said. “I know he will be a fantastic state representative and I strongly endorse his candidacy. His experience as an assistant attorney general will serve him and his district very well.”
Brown, who served in the Attorney General’s office as Deputy Chief Counsel for the Eastern District of Missouri, is the nephew of legendary Representative Sue Shear, who represented the district in the 1970’s and 1980s. In the Attorney General’s office, Brown handled a variety of consumer protection and criminal cases, serving as the lead prosecutor on the “No-Call Attack Team” where he tracked violators of the state’s no-call laws and made sure they paid hefty civil penalties for harassing citizens.
“I am honored to have the support of Senator McCaskill,” Brown said. “Her election to the U.S. Senate represented a new era for the Democratic Party in Missouri. She has been a strong and outspoken voice for many of the progressive causes I will champion in the Legislature.”
McCaskill is the second high-ranking Missouri Democrat to endorse Brown. In early September, Brown received the support of former State Treasurer Nancy Farmer, who cited Brown’s staunch support of public education and reproductive freedom.
Born and raised in St. Louis County, Brown graduated from Denison University in Ohio and received his law degree from Washington University. He and his wife, Rebecca, have two children, 3-year old Ben and 3-month-old Sarah.
