This profile appeared on statehornet.com on Sept. 19, 2016.
“Ryan Brown probably isn’t the first 21-year-old Sacramento State student to admit that he is a “broke-ass college student.”
But between his classes and his work for the California State Student Association, Brown, an economics major, is taking up another extracurricular activity this fall — running for a seat in the California State Assembly against incumbent Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento.
“I don’t have huge donors and I don’t have special interests,” said Brown, a Republican. “I bought 25 yard signs and 500 business cards based on the donations that I’ve gotten. That’s it.”
Brown won a spot on the November ballot in the June primary after conducting a write-in campaign to challenge McCarty, who was running unopposed in a predominantly Democratic district.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate to not have a choice for people,” Brown said. “I conducted a small write-in campaign canvassing, mostly talking to voters. I achieved almost 500 write-in votes.”
Brown said that he wants to conduct a “grassroots campaign” to bring attention to issues affecting college students. He said that the state legislature needs to make the California State University system a higher priority.”
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