Karilyn Brown
| Karilyn Mae Boggan Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
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Assumed office January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Nickels |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1947 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Not first marriage: |
| Children | William C. Peterson |
| Residence |
Sherwood, Pulaski County Arkansas |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| Occupation | Technical writer |
| Religion | Lutheran Church |
Karilyn Mae Boggan Peterson Brown (born c. 1947), is a technical writer from Sherwood, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 41 in a portion of Pulaski County outside the capital city of Little Rock.
Background
Brown is a native of Cape Girardeau in southeastern Missouri.[1] At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, she majored in technical writing and received both Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees. She is a member of the Lutheran Church. She is married to Lawrence Brown and has a son, William C. Peterson (born c. 1974), from a previous marriage. One of her avocations is gardening.[2]
Political life
A former justice of the peace for District 12 in Pulaski County, Brown in 2014 won the District 41 House seat vacated by the term-limited Democrat Jim Nickels, an attorney from Sherwood. Brown vowed if elected to take her "conservative approach to the state capitol."[3]
In the May 20 Republican primary, Brown defeated her intra-party rival, Alan Lewis Pogue (born c. 1957), also of Sherwood, 1,285 votes (58 percent) to 931 (42 percent).[4] In 2012, Pogue had narrowly lost, with 6,192 votes (48 percent), the general election as the Republican nominee against Jim Nickels, who polled 6,700 votes (52 percent).[5]
In the general election held on November 4, 2014, a heavily Republican year in Arkansas, Brown defeated the Democratic nominee, Danny D. Knight (born c. 1944), also from Sherwood, 6,100 votes (56.8 percent) to 4,645 (44.2 percent).[4]
Brown is assigned to these House committees: (1) Public Transportation, (2) Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs, and (3) Insurance and Commerce.[2]
In February 2015, Brown joined dozens of her fellow Republicans and two Democrats in co-sponsoring legislation submitted by Representative Lane Jean of Magnolia, to reduce unemployment compensation benefits. The measure was promptly signed into law by Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson.[6]
That same month, Brown was co-sponsor of House Bill 1228, authored by Republican Bob Ballinger of Carroll County in northwestern Arkansas.[7] The measure sought to prohibit government from imposing a burden on the free exercise of religion.[8] Brown's colleague, Representative Camille Bennett, a Democrat from Lonoke, called for a reworking of the legislation[9] on the theory that the bill would establish a "type of religious litmus test" which could impact nearly any law under consideration by the legislature.[7] The legislation was subsequently passed by a large margin in the House and signed into law in revised form, SB 975, by Governor Hutchinson.[10]
References
- ↑ "Karilyn Brown's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- 1 2 "Karilyn Brown". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Justice of the Peace Karilyn Brown Announces for State Representative: "I want to take my conservative approach to the State Capitol."". karilynbrown.com. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- 1 2 "District 41". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012: State Representative District 41". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ "HB 1489 - Reduces Unemployment Benefits - Key Vote". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- 1 2 "Opponents of Religious Freedom Bill Point Out Law Differences, Possible Unintended Consequences". Little Rock, Arkansas: Fox Channel 16. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "HB 1228". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Indiana, Arkansas try to stem religious objections uproar". Atlantic Broadband. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Gov. Hutchinson signs revised religious freedom bill; HB 1228 recalled". Little Rock: KTHV-TV. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
| Preceded by Jim Nickels |
Arkansas State Representative for District 41 (Pulaski County)
Karilyn Mae Boggan Peterson Brown |
Succeeded by Incumbent |