Scott Brown (American Destiny)

Scott Philip Brown (born September 12, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior from  since 2010.

Prior to his time in the Senate, Brown served as a member of the, first in the (1998–2004) and then in the  (2004–2010). Brown served 35 years in the, retiring in 2014 with the rank of colonel.

Brown is a member of the, and faced the Democratic candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General and future Governor Martha Coakley in the , which had occurred after the 2009 death of long-time Senator for the remainder of Kennedy's term ending January 3, 2013. While initially trailing Coakley in polling by a large margin, Brown saw a sudden late surge in the polls and posted a come-from-behind win to become the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since in 1972. Brown successfully ran for a full Senate term in 2012 and defeated Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.

Prior to entering the state legislature, he had experience as a town selectman and assessor. He is a practicing attorney, with expertise in real estate law, and served as defense counsel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the. Brown is a graduate of (1977),  (1981), and  (1985).

In December 2017, Brown announced that he would not seek reelection in 2018.