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Nancy Brown
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
1985–1994
Preceded byDavid Webb
Succeeded byPhyllis Gilmore
Personal details
Born(1942-09-03)September 3, 1942[1]
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMarch 9, 2020
Kansas City, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMyron Brown
Children2[2]
ResidenceStanley, Kansas
Alma materBarat College (B.A.); University of Missouri-Kansas City (M.A.)[2]

Nancy J. Brown (September 3, 1942 – March 9, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1985 to 1994.

Brown grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, attending high school in Zion, Illinois and Barat College in Lake Forest.[2] She lived in Riverwoods, Illinois until 1980 and was active in local politics there, working on water and sewer issues as a member of the village council and planning a run for mayor, but when her husband's company was transferred, she moved with him to Stanley, Kansas. She became a township trustee and failed in her attempt to lower sewer fees. Brown first ran for the state legislature in 1984.[3][4]

Brown was re-elected to the state legislature for an additional four terms, serving from 1985 to 1994. During her time in the legislature, she was active on issues involving local government and emergency response.[4] In addition to her service in the legislature, Brown was a founding member of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas.[5] After leaving the House, she worked as the executive director of the Women's Legislative Network, a project of the National Conference of State Legislators. Brown died in 2020 after a three-year struggle with cancer.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Brown, Nancy". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nancy Brown Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Tucker, Sara (February 19, 1991). "Nancy Brown: Interview" (PDF). ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Joan Wagnon (October 18, 2019). "Interview of Nancy Brown". ksoralhistory.org. Kansas Oral History Project. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Burke, David (May 12, 2020). "Legislator, Resurrection 'force' Nancy Brown dies at 77". Great Plains United Methodists. Retrieved December 23, 2022.


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