Andy Brown (politician)

Andrew Steven Brown (born 1972 or 1973) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Texas. On November 17, 2020, he was sworn in as Travis County Judge.^[2]

Andy Brown
County Judge of Travis County
Incumbent
Assumed office November 17, 2020
Preceded by	Sam Biscoe
Personal details
Born	Andrew Steven Brown 1972 or 1973 (age 52–53)[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sara Strother ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Education	Colorado College (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD)

Raised in Austin, Texas in Hyde Park, he graduated from McCallum High School where he was class president.

Former field organizer for the Texas Democratic Party, former campaign manager for U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett in 2004; ran for 48th District of the Texas House of Representatives in 2006 before dropping out because of a residency issue. He was the Travis County Democratic Party Chair from 2008 to 2013. Brown was Finance Director and Senior Advisor to U.S. Senate and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.^[3] In 1995, moved to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he helped with nonprofit campaign to rid country of leaded gasoline. He is fluent in Spanish.^[1][4]

Personal life

In 2012, Brown married nurse practitioner Sara Strother of Bryan, Texas. They have two children.