Chris Brown
Missouri State Representative, District 16 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2006 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 2
- 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- −8.8
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 5
- 2006–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Higher Education and Workforce Development · chair
- Urban Issues Special · vice chair
- Corrections and Public Institutions
- Economic Development
- Intergovernmental Affairs Special
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
AGRICULTURE · Became law Jul 2026
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE · Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Brown was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 16 | Lost | D+8.8 | D+0.1 | −8.7 |
| 2024 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | R+11.4 | D+0.1 | +11.5 |
| 2022 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | R+16.5 | R+0.1 | +16.4 |
| 2020 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 16 | Won | R+15.0 | — | — |
| 2006 | Missouri House of Representatives, District 134 | Lost | D+29.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Brown has held
- Missouri House of Representatives, District 16 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brown has run against
- Dan Kinate (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Gloria Young (D) · 2024 election, won
- Fantasia Rene Bernauer (D) · 2022 election, won
- James Shackelford (D) · 2020 election, won
- James Viebrock (R) · 2006 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Brown
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/43f13a74-64cd-41b6-b03a-51af80dbfc10
- Wikidata Q106253506
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET