Before heading Commerce, Brown was Chancellor of the Spokane campus of Washington State University. While at WSU Spokane, Brown was instrumental in creating the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine which was founded in 2015.
A bipartisan bill filed in the State Senate would increase tax transparency at the state and local levels. SB 5158 is co-sponsored by 17th District Sen. Lynda Wilson R-Vancouver and 23rd District Sen. Christine Rolfes D-Bainbridge Island.