Michael A. Brown (American politician)

Michael Brown
Brown at DC Candidates Forum, March 13, 2013
Chair pro tempore of the Council of the District of Columbia
In office
June 13, 2012 – January 2, 2013
Preceded byMary Cheh
Succeeded byKenyan McDuffie
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
from the at-large district
In office
January 2, 2009 – January 2, 2013
Preceded byCarol Schwartz
Succeeded byDavid Grosso
Personal details
BornMichael Arrington Brown
(1965-03-04) March 4, 1965
PartyDemocratic (2006–2008)
Independent (2008–present)
Spouse
Tamara Smith-Barnes
(divorced)
Children2
RelativesRon Brown
EducationClark University (BA)
Widener University, Delaware (JD)

Michael Arrington Brown (born March 4, 1965) is an American politician in Washington, D.C. In 2008, he was elected an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia and served one four-year term.

Brown lived in Chevy Chase. He served a prison sentence for bribery from 2014 to 2016. His father was Ron Brown, a former United States Secretary of Commerce.