Chris Brown (T-G Photo by John I. Carney) [Click to enlarge]

Brown, a Bedford County native, is a self-employed owner-operator truck driver leased to Nationwide Express in Shelbyville and holds a paralegal degree. He has worked with attorneys and private investigators in the past.

He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served several non-consecutive enlistments over a 19-year period, including service during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm. He has been a military police officer, a combat engineer, worked with the Judge Adjutant General's office and worked in chemical decontamination. He received several humanitarian awards during his service.

He is a member of Bedford County Emergency Management Agency and of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. He is a member of the Highway Watch program, a homeland security initiative.

He was the Republican nominee for Bedford County Sheriff in 2006.

He is married to Judy Maynard Brown and he has three step-children, with a grandchild expected. He and Mrs. Brown attend First Church of the Nazarene.

"Being raised in the Nazarene faith, by the King James Version Bible, I was taught by the pastors right from wrong in the teachings of the Christian faith of Christ," he said. "If it wasn't for the rights of these pastors to teach from the Bible, I would not have learned the importance of God in everyday life and decision making for myself and others."

He said he believes in the right to life, in hard work and in helping his fellow man.

The 62nd District includes all of Bedford and parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties.