Scott Brown
Overview
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2017–2020): Appointed by President Trump, represented U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Army National Guard (1979–2014): Retiring as Colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG); received the Legion of Merit and other honors; focused on veterans’ issues throughout his career.
U.S. Senator, Massachusetts (2010–2013): Won a landmark special election defeating Democrat Martha Coakley. Fought for lower taxes, reduced government spending, and pro-growth policies, served on Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs, and Homeland Security committees.
Massachusetts State Senator (2004–2010): Represented Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex District; championed consumer protection, public safety, and veterans’ issues as a conservative voice in a liberal legislature
Massachusetts State Representative (1998–2004): Served three terms in the Massachusetts House, advocating for limited government and common-sense conservative solutions.
Local Office: Property Assessor and Board of Selectman in Wrentham, MA.
BA History, Tufts University (1981); JD, Boston College Law School (1985)
PO Box 606
Rye, NH 03870
United States
History
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?
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At a 2026 debate with John Sununu, Scott Brown said, "You know, it's really a no brainer. You have these baby factories that are in Texas and other parts near the border, and they're just coming over and they're having a baby. Oh, I'm a citizen. they're entitled to all the rights and privileges that everyone else gets, that people who have been here have earned it and respectfully, what Joe Biden did, what Joe Biden did, letting all these people in here illegally, number one, to, we don't know who they are, we don't know where they are, and what President Trump. Doing to try to get them out is completely appropriate. John's right. The Supreme Court will make that decision. I went back and I looked at some of the legislative history, and it was never intended for this type of thing to bring people here, have a baby, get a citizenship, and get all the rights and privileges of US citizens. So I'm hopeful that they make the right decision. If they do not, I will lead the charge as a US Senator to make sure that we do not allow that."
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According to WMUR, Brown facilitates a political action committee in New Hampshire. "New Hampshire Primary Source has confirmed that Scott Brown, the former Massachusetts US Senator who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate from New Hampshire in 2014, has reactivated his political action committee and intends to help Republican candidates from New Hampshire and elsewhere who share his desire to end partisan gridlock in Washington."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?
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“Another major win for @POTUS on the world stage with the seizure of brutal dictator Nicolas Maduro, who was responsible for death and destruction in his country and ours, and whose regime was a proxy for China and Iran. Looking forward to justice being served, a brighter day for the people of Venezuela and a safer Western hemisphere for the United States.”
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support revising Title IX to limit participation in female sports based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government ban some abortions?
"As President Trump has rightly stated, this is a matter that should be left to the states to decide."For| Read My Position
"The debt and deficit are my top issues, I support a balanced budget, like we have in our states and we have in our homes. I support a line-item veto. I don't care what party is in charge, because we need to do something. I believe we're at a fiscal cliff."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support increasing oil and natural gas leases on publicly owned land and water?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should military aid to Israel include a requirement that Israel take certain actions to reduce civilian casualties?
"Israel has every right to defend itself."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should Congress pass legislation limiting the ability of large institutional investors to purchase multiple single-family homes for use as rental properties?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?
"Against"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the U.S. government continue to provide military aid to Ukraine (without putting U.S. soldiers on the ground)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?
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At a debate with John Sununu, Scott Brown said, "Well, first of all, what the leadership in the Senate is doing is abhorrent. They're not adhering to what the President thinks is appropriate, what I think is appropriate, and I'm sure what John thinks is appropriate and everyone here who agrees that we should pass the SAVE Act, raise your hand. I mean it's a no brainer and that's what the problem is. There was a question asked about Congress, you know, what would you do to make them more effective? Well, when they don't do their jobs they shouldn't get paid. When they don't pass a budget and they don't fund the agencies and they go away on vacation for months and months and months they shouldn't get paid. Let's start with that. ... I will make sure that I will stay there and do my job and I will continue to push the SAVE Act and every other effort to get our citizens knowing when they walk into an election and they walk into the booth that the people next to them are citizens and they are authorized to vote."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?
"Against"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government withhold funds from cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE detainers?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support reinstating federal consumer tax credits or subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?
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At a 2026 candidate debate Scott Brown said, "I love what [President Trump]'s doing with with Iran. John and Chris said that he shouldn't have gone forward. He just said it on Close up the other day. Shouldn't have gone forward at all. So to have a new, a nuclear weapon, Iran with a nuclear weapon is going to be problematic."
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government ban certain "military-style" firearms, such as the AR-15?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support abolishing any federal agencies or departments?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support a law that would allow U.S. officials to turn away migrants seeking asylum when the number of border crossings exceeds a certain number?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support a federal rule that would oblige automakers to make 50% or more of the vehicles they sell electric?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support an expanded child tax credit that sends monthly payments to middle and low income families?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support extending the Trump-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) past 2025?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support increasing federal enforcement of organized retail crime?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from staying in the United States before their court date?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should Congress revise Section 230, a federal law that shields social media companies from lawsuits over content that appears on their platforms?
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"Education is best managed at the local level and I don't believe Common Core does that."
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Opposes marijuana decriminalization
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2014
Pro-choice: "While this decision should ultimately be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor, I believe we need to reduce the number of abortions in America. I believe government has the responsibility to regulate in this area and I support parental consent and notification requirements and I oppose partial birth abortion. I also believe there are people of good will on both sides of the issue and we ought to work together to support and promote adoption as an alternative to abortion."
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Project Vote Smart Survey, 2014
In 2008 voted in favor of Massachusetts joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but in 2010 stated his opposition to cap and trade programs
Voting Record
S 3412 (2012)
Extends tax cuts from 2001 and 2003, except for certain high-income individuals.
A different version of this legislation was signed into law.
S 2343 (2012)
“Reid Bill,” which extends student loan interest rates
S Amdt 2310 (2012)
Requires labeling of genetically modified food (GMOs)
S 3240 (2012)
Continues farm subsidies and reforms SNAP (food stamps)
S 1925 (2012)
Reauthorizes the “Violence Against Women Act”S Amdt 2172 (2012)
Gets rid of bonuses to states for administering SNAP (food stamps)
S Amdt 2153 (2012)
“Lamar Bill,” which extends current student loan interest rates; also repeals the Prevention and Public Health Fund established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “Obamacare”)
HR 3630 (2012)
Extends unemployment benefits, payroll tax cuts, and more
S Amdt 2174 (2012)
Limits eligibility for SNAP (food stamps)
HR 5949 (2012)
Reauthorizes electronic surveillance laws passed after 9/11
HR 1249 (2011)
Changes US patent issuance from "first to invent" to "first inventor to file"
HR 514 (2011)
Extends certain expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
S 365 (2011)
Raising the debt ceiling and enacting budget cuts
