Leanna Brown

Leanna Brown
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 10, 1984 – July 7, 1993
Preceded byJames P. Vreeland
Succeeded byRobert Martin
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
November 5, 1980 – January 10, 1984
Serving with Dean Gallo
Preceded byBarbara A. Curran
Succeeded byRalph A. Loveys
Constituency24th District (1980–1982)
26th District (1982–1984)
Personal details
Born
Leanna Cawley Young

(1935-05-11)May 11, 1935
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 2016(2016-12-15) (aged 81)
Lebanon, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
William Stanley Brown
(m. 1956; died 2013)
Children2
EducationSmith College (BA)

Leanna Brown (May 11, 1935 – December 15, 2016) was an American politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature, where she represented New Jersey's 26th legislative district, including parts of Morris and Passaic Counties. She was the first Republican woman elected to the New Jersey Senate.