Scott Brown met with several local business, municipal and political leaders on May 21st at A.J. Letizio Sales & Marketing following lunch with his wife Gail Huff, retired WCVB news reporter, at The Lobster Tail Restaurant. On June 1st he participated in the Lobster Tail’s 5K run/ walk benefit for the American Cancer Society, followed by an appearance at Waterhouse Country Store on June 2nd.

A dozen or so people attended the closed door meeting on May 21st. Topics discussed included challenges with his own New Hampshire Senatorial campaign against incumbent Jeanne Shaheen as well as some of the overall challenges currently facing the Republican Party.

Mr. Brown was elected U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts in the January 2010 special election, held to replace Senator Ted Kennedy after his passing. He was defeated by long time Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren in the regular election in November 2012.

According to his campaign Mr. Bown is a 35 year Army National Guard veteran and recently retired with the rank of Colonel. His posts included Afghanistan, where he worked on contracting, fraud, waste, and abuse issues. He also performed duty in Paraguay and Kazakhstan. Career highlights include rewriting the sexual assault regulations for the National Guard Bureau, a cause both he an his wife have been personally affected by. He was recently awarded the Legion of Merit medal and the Maryland Distinguished Service Cross.

Scott Brown and Gail Huff sold their family home in Wrentham, MA home in January of this year to reside full time at their vacation home in Rye, NH, which the couple have owned for over 20 years. According to the campaign Mr. Brown has deep roots in NH, having been born at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, where his father was an Airman at Pease Air Force Base. His NH lineage traces back at least 3 generations.