Representative Brown previously served four terms as a Wood County commissioner and was vice president of the board. He served as vice president of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO) for 2012 and also served on a number of committees for the CCAO, including the General Government Committee, the Joint Committee on Administration of Elections, and the Commissioners and Sheriffs Task Force Committee. He is also the past president of the Northwest Ohio Commissioners and Engineers Association.

Prior to his election as a Wood County commissioner, Representative Brown worked as district representative for the late U.S. Congressman Paul Gillmor, where he managed the congressman’s Wood County office and provided constituent service dealing with many government agencies. He also served as the business manager for the Sanitary Engineering Office.

Representative Brown is a graduate of Bowling Green State University’s College of Business. He is very active within the community and serves on numerous committees and task forces.