John Young Brown III

John Young Brown III
82nd Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
January 1, 1996 – January 4, 2004
GovernorPaul Patton
Ernie Fletcher
Preceded byBob Babbage
Succeeded byTrey Grayson
Personal details
Born (1963-06-02) June 2, 1963
PartyDemocratic
SpouseRebecca Jackson
Children2
Parent(s)John Y. Brown Jr.
Eleanor Durall
RelativesJohn Y. Brown Sr. (grandfather)
Pamela Brown (half-sister)
EducationBellarmine University (BA, MBA)
University of Kentucky (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
Politician
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John Young Brown III (born June 2, 1963) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Brown served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1996 to 2004. In 2007, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Jody Richards, the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives.