▁moved ▁to ▁Mon ter ey ▁Park ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁rac ist ▁protest s , ▁Brown ▁drove ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁home ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁night ▁to ▁protect ▁them . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁His ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁innov ative ▁legisl ative ▁propos als . ▁ ▁The ▁George ▁Brown ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁public ▁employee ▁labor ▁relations ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Other ▁legisl ative ▁propos als ▁included ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁b ills ▁to ▁ban ▁lead ▁in ▁gas oline , ▁ban ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁p estic ide ▁D DT , ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁wh ims ical ▁proposal ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁internal ▁comb ust ion ▁engine . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁re app ort ion ment , ▁California ▁picked ▁up ▁eight ▁new ▁Cong r essional ▁seats ▁and ▁Brown ▁ran ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁seats ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁winning ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Congress ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁giving ▁up ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Early ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁Brown ' s ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁early ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁oppon ent