33 Facts About Amen Brown

Amen Brown is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 10th District since 2023.

Amen Brown grew up in a single parent household with his eight siblings.

Amen Brown's mother was addicted to drugs and his father was incarcerated.

In high school, Amen Brown was arrested during a police raid at a corner store.

Amen Brown was in jail for 45 days before the charges of felony drug-dealing were dropped.

Amen Brown left college early to pursue his business career.

At age 22, Amen Brown co-founded the Education Nation Learning Academy, a child care facility in Frankford.

Amen Brown left the partnership and founded the Overbrook Beacon Community Center in Overbrook.

Amen Brown has worked as the coordinator for the University of Pennsylvania Sayre Community School Beacon.

In March 2019, Brown ran in the special election held to fill the 190th state house seat vacated after Vanessa L Brown resigned.

In June 2020, Brown ran as a Democrat, defeating incumbent G Roni Green in the Democratic primary, winning by just 600 votes.

Amen Brown campaigned during the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering masks and hand sanitizer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on December 5,2022, Amen Brown was planning to declare his candidacy as a Democratic candidate for the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election.

Amen Brown's platform centered around fighting crime and improving the city's standard of living.

In March 2023, the validity of Amen Brown's candidacy was challenged.

Amen Brown himself claimed the challenge was a "smear tactic" arranged by fellow candidate Jeff Amen Brown.

In 2021, Amen Brown was the primary sponsor for a bill increasing Pennsylvania's mandatory minimum sentences for individuals with a prior record who are arrested for gun-related offenses.

Specifically Amen Brown has criticized Krasner for not thoroughly prosecuting repeat offenders.

In 2022, Amen Brown voted against the creation of a State House select committee designed to investigate Krasner's potential impeachment, but later accepted a seat on the committee.

Amen Brown did vote to find Krasner in contempt for failing to comply with a committee subpoena, but was absent when the House impeached Krasner.

Amen Brown later said he was "on the fence" whether Krasner should be removed from office.

Amen Brown was the only Democrat in the State House to vote for a bill that would have created a voucher program for children attending schools that have low cumulative test scores, though he later had his vote reversed.

Amen Brown credited the existing board with causing poor conditions in schools.

Amen Brown has been outspoken in his opposition to illegal dirt bikes and ATVs on the streets of Philadelphia.

Amen Brown has said that they terrorize pedestrians, drive recklessly and cause noise pollution.

Amen Brown has called for legislation to be passed that will permit the police to capture and destroy illegal dirt bikes.

Amen Brown supports developing vacant land into a suitable area for dirt bike and ATV use.

Amen Brown voted against a bill in the State House that would have prohibited transgender athletes from participating in the sport of their identifying gender.

Amen Brown voted against legislation that would require transgender youth to use the bathrooms of their assigned gender.

Amen Brown has expressed support for gender affirming care conducted at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

In 2014, Amen Brown was implicated in deed fraud when he purchased a property at 2312 Reed Street for $15,000 cash from owner Norman Johnson who had been deceased for over a decade.

Amen Brown defended his actions saying he was a victim of a Craigslist scam.

Amen Brown signed a contract to renovate a house in North Philadelphia but "completely failed to perform certain aspects of the work or performed the work negligently" according to the lawsuit.