What is Corrine Brown?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Corrine Brown |image = Corrinebrown.jpeg | office = Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|House Veterans' Affairs Committee]] | term_start = January 3, 2015 | term_end = July 8, 2016 | predecessor = [[Mike Michaud]] | successor = [[Mark Takano]] (acting) |office1 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Florida]] |term_start1 = January 3, 1993 |term_end1 = January 3, 2017 |predecessor1 = ''Redistricted'' |successor1 = [[Al Lawson]] |constituency1 = {{ushr|FL|3|3rd district}} (1993–2013)<br>{{ushr|FL|5|5th district}} (2013–2017) |state_house2 = Florida |district2 = 17th |term_start2 = November 8, 1982 |term_end2 = November 3, 1992 |predecessor2 = ''Redistricted'' |successor2 = ''Redistricted'' |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|11|11}} |birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = |children = 1 daughter |education = [[Florida A&M University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[University of Florida]] ([[Educational specialist|EdS]]) }}'''Corrine Brown''' (born November 11, 1946) is an [[United States|American]] former [[politician]]. Brown was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Florida]] from 1993 to 2017. She is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party member]]. When Brown was [[indictment|indicted]] federally on [[political corruption|criminal corruption]] charges, she was defeated during the 2016 Democratic primary by [[Al Lawson]], a former member from the [[Florida Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Corrine Brown Loses Her Reelection Bid to Al Lawson|publisher=The Orlando Sentinel|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ap-corrine-brown-loses-al-lawson-20160830-story.html|access-date=Au