Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown (born January 26, 1967) is an American politician from the state of Michigan. A Democrat, she was elected Oakland County Clerk & Register of deed on November 6, 2012. Brown was previously a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. She represented the 39th State House District, located in Central Oakland County since 2009. The District covers all of Commerce Township and most of West Bloomfield Township. She was the 2014 Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor alongside former Congressman Mark Schauer. Biography Brown was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1985. She received a BS in Psychology from Michigan State University in 1989, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law in 1993. While at law school, she served as a clerk for two law firms. Brown practiced law for several years, handling probate issues. She then worked as a realtor with Max Broock Realtors in West Bloomfield Township. Prior to her election, she served on the PTA of West Hills Middle School and Pine Lake Elementary School. She is Jewish and attends Adat Shalom, a Conservative Synagogue in Farmington Hills. She served on the Region Board of Directors and is a life member of World ORT, a "non-profit non-governmental organization whose mission is the advancement of Jewish and other people through training and education". She also served on the Executive Board of Directors of JARC. Political career In 2006, Brown began a campaign as a Democrat for Michigan's 39th State House District, which was then held by Republican incumbent David Law. Brown was originally the underdog, especially as she had no prior electoral experience. On election day, however, she nearly scored an upset over Law, losing by only 181 votes (0.5%).