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Hauptmann Englande is a character from [[Marvel Comics]] and a character in the [[Captain Britain]] comics.
[[image:SherrodBrownPicture.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Sherrod Brown]]'''Sherrod Brown''' (born [[November 9]], [[1952]]), of [[Lorain, Ohio|Lorain]], [[Ohio]] is an [[United States of America|American]] politician who serves as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic party]], representing the 13th congressional district of [[Ohio]] ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/oh13_109.gif map]).
Translated from German to mean ''Captain Englishman'' (Possibly a reference to fellow superhero [[Captain England]]), Hauptmann Englande is a representative for an alternate Earth called ''Earth 597'' for the [[Captain Britain Corps]].
Brown was born in [[Mansfield, Ohio]]. He became an [[Eagle Scout]] in 1967. He received a bachelor of arts degree in Russian studies from [[Yale University]] ([[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]) in [[1974]] and a master of arts degree in education and public administration from [[Ohio State University]] ([[Columbus, Ohio]]) in [[1981]]. He taught at the Mansfield branch campus of Ohio State University from [[1979]] to 1981.
Earth 597 is an alternate Earth where the Nazis have won the Second World War, and Hauptmann Englande is the leader of the Lightning Squad, his worlds' equivalent of ''[[Excalibur]]''.
==Career in politics==
===State politics===
Brown served as an Ohio state representative from [[1975]] to [[1982]]. He was one of the youngest state representatives in Ohio history, and supposedly, shortly after taking office, he was mistaken for an intern and asked to fetch coffee by a staffer. In [[1982]], he won a four-way Democratic primary that included [[Dennis Kucinich]], now a Cleveland Congressman, then defeated [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Virgil Brown|Virgil E. Brown]] in the general election for the office of [[Ohio Secretary of State]], succeeding [[Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.]]. In [[1986]], Brown won re-election as secretary of state, defeating [[Vincent C. Campanella]]. In [[1990]], Brown lost when trying for a third term as secretary of state to [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bob Taft]].
===U.S. House of Representatives===
In [[1992]], Brown ran for a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and won. He began serving in [[1993]] (103rd Congress).
Brown was an Ohio delegate to the [[2000 Democratic National Convention]]. He was an unpledged delegate to the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Boston]].
Brown is the ranking minority member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee. He also serves on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. A member of the House International Relations Committee, he also serves on the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Brown, relatively young and telegenic, is considered one the stars of the [[Ohio Democratic Party]]. In [[2001]], when the Republican-controlled legislature threatened to [[gerrymander]] him out of office, Brown threatened to run for governor in [[2002]]. The Republicans backed down, preserving Brown's majority Democratic district, and Brown stayed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2005, Brown led the Democratic effort to block the [[CAFTA|Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)]]. For many months, Brown worked as [[whip (politics)|whip]] on the issue, securing Democratic "nay" votes and seeking Republican allies. After several delays, the House of Representatives finally voted on CAFTA after midnight on July 28, 2005. Keeping the [[roll call]] open well past the 15 minute standard, the House approved CAFTA by a vote of 217 to 215. CAFTA effectively passed by one vote - a tie would have resulted in a defeat.
Brown cites this stinging outcome as the impetus for the next stage of his career: running for the U.S. Senate.
===Senate Campaign===
In the summer of [[2005]], Congressman Brown announced he would not run for the [[United States Senate]] seat held by Republican [[Mike DeWine]]. However, that fall, Brown reconsidered his decision to enter the ring. This announcement came shortly after Democrat [[Paul Hackett]] also stated that he would soon announce his candidacy. Within Ohio, Brown's decades of involvement in Ohio politics, including his years in statewide office, have given him high name recognition amongst Ohioans and a considerable fundraising advantage. In addition to his Senate campaign, Brown also helped to support [http://www.reformohionow.org Reform Ohio Now] to promote several state jurisdictional changes on the ballot in [[November]] [[2005]].
==Family==
Brown's wife, [[Connie Schultz]], is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning columnist for Cleveland's ''[[Plain Dealer]]'' newspaper. Brown's daughter Emily works for the [[Service Employees International Union]]. His daughter Elizabeth and stepdaughter Caitlin are both college students. His stepson Andrew Gard is a doctoral student at [[Ohio State University]].
==Author==
Brown is the author of two books:
* ''Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority'' ISBN 0873386302
* ''Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has Failed'' ISBN 1565849280
==See also==
*[[Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 13th District]]
*[[List of United States Representatives from Ohio]]
*[[Election Results, Ohio Secretary of State]]
*[[Ohio Secretary of State]]
==External links==
*[http://www.house.gov/sherrodbrown/ Official site]
*[http://www.growohio.org/ Grow Ohio, Sherrod Brown's Ohio Senatorial Campaign Blog]
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