Law Career
Later in the 1980s he lived in Enid and practiced law there. Stephen Jones, the senior partner and founder of the firm, wrote reviews of Brown that he was "an asset to the firm" and described Brown's work as "excellent," "first rate," and "outstanding." During the Hurricane Katrina controversy Jones then described him as "not serious and somewhat shallow." Of 37 lawyers with Jones' firm, Brown went into solo practice when Jones and his partners decided to split up the firm.
He also taught at Oklahoma City University law school as an adjunct. From 1982-1988, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority.
Brown ran for Congress in 1988 against Democratic incumbent Glenn English, who had not been challenged in the previous election. English's well-financed campaign soundly defeated Brown with 122,763 votes against 45,199. After losing, Brown promised to try again in 1990, saying, "I have an excellent chance of prevailing. It's a Democratic state, but a very Republican district." However, Brown did not run in 1990, and English beat his Republican opponent, Robert Burns, 110,100 votes to 27,540.
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