Massachusetts

Meet Sen. Brown's Connecticut family

Newest Mass. senator has brother in Wolcott

Published : Friday, 22 Jan 2010, 6:30 PM EST
Mark Davis



Wolcott (WTNH) - Senator-elect Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts) is the hottest thing in the Bay State, and now his little brother, who lives in Wolcott, may be on the verge of his own political career.

43-year old Bruce Browne runs a security installation business. He coaches basketball, football and baseball and is involved in the Cub Scouts. He's just as good looking as his older brother, and when he was in Massachusetts, he was often mistaken for Scott.

Here's how he describes the campaign that's being called the "Massachusetts Miracle."

"It's sort of like being at a Super Bowl. It's so full of excitement to have a brother that's succeeded probably the world's best senator the country's ever had, and to put himself in those shoes is absolutely incredible. You know, we're all like, 'has this really happened?' Then, all of a sudden you see him at the airport flying to Washington," Bruce said.

Bruce says his brother is really an independent thinker and really can't be described as some kind of philosophical ideologue.

"He never dives into something, he has to read about it really thoroughly first and then he usually made his decisions based on what he's read or what he feels is the right thing to do. I have the same beliefs. Sometimes you just don't go, you really have to look into things before you jump head first," he said.

Now that his brother is a national political superstar, Bruce says he has already been approached by Republicans here about running for office.

"I never even thought about it before, I was always concerned about, alright, I got a basketball game on Wednesday night," he said.
"But you're thinking about it now?"
"A little bit, yes," Bruce responded.

Bruce says he's planning to invite Scott here in a few weeks so he can see one of his son's basketball games.