Florida A&M University
Which school did Corrine Brown go to between Feb 1968 and Aug 1968?
Corrine Brown Corrine Brown ( born November 11 , 1946 ) is an American former politician who served as a member of the U.S . House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017 . She is a member of the Democratic Party . After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district , and a federal indictment for corruption , Brown was defeated in the 2016 Democratic primary by Al Lawson , who went on to win Browns former seat . On December 4 , 2017 , she was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution . Her conviction was later overturned on appeal . Early life , education , and academic career . Born in Jacksonville , Florida , Brown earned a bachelor of science degree from Florida A&M University in 1969 She earned a masters degree in 1971 from Florida A&M University , and in 1974 received an educational specialist degree from the University of Florida . Florida Legislature . After an unsuccessful bid for the Florida House of Representatives in 1980 , Brown was elected two years later from a newly drawn House district and served in the House for ten years . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . 1992–2008 . After the 1990 census , the Florida legislature carved out a new 3rd congressional district in the northern part of the state . This district was designed to enclose an African-American majority within its boundaries . A horseshoe-shaped district encompassing largely African-American neighborhoods in Jacksonville , Gainesville , Orlando , Ocala , and Lake City , the 3rd district seemed likely to send Floridas first African-American to Congress since Reconstruction , and Brown decided to run . Brown faced several candidates in the 1992 Democratic primary , but the strongest opponent to emerge was Andy Johnson , a white talk radio host from Jacksonville . Brown defeated Johnson in the primary and in a two-candidate runoff , and went on to win the general election in November 1992 . In 1995 , the 3rd district was struck down by the United States Supreme Court as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander . One of the main instigators of the lawsuit that led to the redistricting was Browns 1992 opponent , Andy Johnson . Brown railed against the change , complaining that [ t ] he Bubba I beat couldnt win at the ballot box [ so ] he took it to court , in an interview with New Republic . Although the district was redrawn to be more compact and its black population decreased , Brown won reelection in 1996 . 2010 . On June 1 , 2009 , Brown announced she would form an exploratory committee for a possible run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S . Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez saying , These are challenging times for Florida . Our economy is in a shambles and our families are hurting . Charlie Crist may be good at taking pictures and making promises , but what has he actually accomplished ? In October 2009 , it was announced that Brown would not run for Senate , and would seek reelection in the House of Representatives . 2012–2016 . After decennial redistricting in 2012 , Browns district was renumbered as the 5th district , but its basic shape remained the same , stretching from Jacksonville to Orlando . It was identified as one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country . The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida Democratic Party challenged the new redistricting plan in court , claiming that the new 5th district was drawn to favor its incumbent and the Republican Party by packing Democratic voters , in violation of the newly adopted Fair Districts Amendment . In 2015 , the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the congressional redistricting plan was a partisan gerrymander in violation of the Fair Districts Amendment , and ordered the 5th district to be substantially redrawn . Brown challenged the new court-ordered map in federal court , arguing that the new plan violated the federal Voting Rights Act . In April 2016 , the court ruled against Brown . The configuration approved by the Supreme Court made the new 5th district significantly more compact than its predecessor . It changed to an east-west direction along the Georgia border from downtown Jacksonville to Tallahassee . Brown ran for reelection in 2016 , even though she now found herself in a district that was over 62 percent new to her . After being indicted by a federal grand jury and facing trial on 22 federal felony criminal counts , Brown was defeated in the Democratic primary by former state senator Al Lawson of Tallahassee , who went on to win in November . Tenure . In 2006 , she voted no on the Child Custody Protection Act , Public Expression of Religion Act , Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act , Military Commissions Act , and Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 . She voted yes on the SAFE Port Act . On September 29 , 2008 , Brown voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 . Interest group ratings . In terms of interest group ratings , Brown held high percentages in pro-choice groups such as the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates – Positions on Reproductive Rights ( for which she has a 100% rating ) , NARAL Pro-Choice America – Positions ( 100% ) , National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association – House of Representatives Score ( 100% ) . Brown overall held high percentage rates from other issue groups involving animal and wildlife issues , senior and security issues , labor , education , and welfare and poverty . Meanwhile , Browns ratings were lower in issues that deal with agriculture and economics such as National Taxpayers Union – Positions on Tax and Spending ( 5% ) , American Farm Bureau Federation – Positions ( 33% ) , and United States Chamber of Commerce – Positions ( 13% ) . Other relatively low rates for Brown from interest groups include trade , conservative issues , national security , indigenous peoples issues , gun issues , immigration , and foreign aid and policy issues . The ratings do not necessarily correlate with Browns positions or votes on certain issues during her time as a representative in the House . Political controversies . National Baptist Convention check In 1998 , Brown was questioned by the House Ethics Committee about receiving a $10,000 check from National Baptist Convention leader and long-time associate , Henry Lyons . Brown confirmed receiving the check and denied she had used the money improperly . Brown said that she had taken the check and converted it into another check made out to Pameron Bus Tours to pay for transportation to a rally she organized in Tallahassee . She said that she didnt have to report the money , and that she had been cleared , explaining the rally was to protest the reorganization of her district lines , and she did not use it for herself . Forgery . The Federal Election Commission admonished Brown and Browns former campaign treasurer quit after he discovered that his name had been forged on her campaign reports . The staffer alleged to have forged the treasurers signature stayed with Brown and as of 1998 was her chief of staff . Congressional Accountability Project . On June 9 , 1998 , the Congressional Accountability Project voted to conduct a formal inquiry regarding Brown . The Project called for the U.S . House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to determine whether Brown had violated House ethics rules . One of the complaints was that Browns adult daughter , Shantrel Brown , had received a luxury automobile as a gift from an agent of a Malian swindler and millionaire named Foutanga Babani Sissoko . Sissoko , a friend of Congresswoman Brown , had been imprisoned in Miami after pleading guilty to charges of bribing a customs officer . Brown had worked to secure his release , pressuring U.S . Attorney General Janet Reno to deport Sissoko back to his homeland as an alternative to continued incarceration . The Project held this violated the House gift rule , but Brown denied she had acted improperly . The congressional subcommittee investigating Brown found insufficient evidence to issue a Statement of Alleged Violation , but said she had acted with poor judgment in connection with Sissoko . 2000 presidential election . Brown and other members of the House of Representatives objected to counting the 25 electoral votes from Florida which George W . Bush narrowly won after a contentious recount . Because no senator joined her objection , the objection was dismissed by Vice President Al Gore , who was Bushs opponent in the 2000 presidential election . In July 2004 , Brown was rebuked by the House of Representatives after she referred to the disputed 2000 presidential election in Florida as a coup détat . This comment came during floor debate over HR 4818 , which would have provided for international monitoring of the 2004 U.S . presidential election . 2004 presidential election . Brown was one of the 31 representatives who voted against counting the electoral votes from Ohio in the 2004 United States presidential election . President George W . Bush won Ohio by 118,457 votes . Without Ohios electoral votes , the election would have been decided by the U.S . House of Representatives , with each state having one vote in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution . Campaign finances . During her 2009–2010 campaign , Brown raised up to $966,669 from fundraising . Browns top contributors included CSX Corporation , a railroad-based freight transportation company with its headquarters in Jacksonville ; Carnival Corporation , cruise line operator ; Picerne Real Estate Group ; Union Pacific Corp and Berkshire Hathaway , which owns BNSF Railway . Browns top industry contributors included those railroads , lawyers/farm firms , real estate , transportation unions , and sea transportation . Top sectors in Browns 2009–2010 campaign included transportation , lawyers and lobbyists , labor , construction , and finance/insurance/real estate . During her campaign , the largest source of funds was given by large individual companies , which accounted for 54% of the contributions , and PAC contributions , which accounted for 36% . Sources of funds also included small individual contributions , self-financing on Browns part and other sources . Felony fraud conviction . In July 2016 , Brown and her chief of staff , Elias Ronnie Simmons , pleaded not guilty to a 22 count federal indictment in relation to a non-profit charity , One Door for Education Foundation . The indictment included charges of participating in a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud , multiple counts of mail and wire fraud , concealing material facts on required financial disclosure forms , theft of government property , obstruction of the Internal Revenue Service laws , and filing false tax returns . Federal prosecutors allege the charity was to give scholarships to underprivileged students , but instead acted as the personal slush fund for Brown and her associates . The indictment said that Brown and Simmons filled the coffers of Brown and her associates with One Door donations for their personal and professional benefit , totaling $800,000 , much of which was deposited in cash to Browns personal bank accounts . On May 11 , 2017 , former congresswoman Brown was convicted on 18 of 22 corruption charges ranging from mail fraud to filing a false federal tax return . On December 4 , 2017 , she was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution . She reported on January 29 , 2018 to Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County , Florida , near Wildwood , to begin her sentence . She appealed her conviction , and collected her Congressional pension until her appeal concluded . Corrine Brown lost her appeal on January 10 , 2020 . Brown was released from prison on April 22 , 2020 citing health concerns . Her attorney argued she was at increased risk of COVID-19 because of her age and underlying health conditions . Conviction overturned . On May 6 , 2021 , the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction , ruling in a 7-4 decision that a juror had been improperly removed from Brown’s trial during deliberations by the trial judge , Timothy J . Corrigan , because the juror had claimed the Holy Spirit had spoken to him . The courts opinion remanded the case back to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida for a new trial . The Justice Department still could appeal the Circuit Courts decision to the United States Supreme Court . Committee assignments . - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Aviation - Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation - Subcommittee on Railroads , Pipelines , and Hazardous Materials ( Ranking Member ) - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - Committee on Veterans Affairs - Subcommittee on Health