0 1 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁completed ▁Air bor ne ▁School ▁and ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Brown ▁has ▁received ▁the ▁Public ▁Serv ant ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁in ▁reform ing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁sex ▁off ender ▁laws ▁and ▁protect ing ▁vict ims ' ▁rights . ▁Brown ' s ▁family ▁has ▁helped ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁such ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁as ▁Hor ace ▁Mann ▁Edu c ational ▁Associ ates ▁( H ME A , ▁Inc .), ▁W rent ham ▁Development al ▁Center , ▁Charles ▁River ▁Arc , ▁and ▁the ▁Arc ▁of ▁Northern ▁Br istol ▁County , ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁care ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁those ▁with ▁development al ▁dis abilities . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Independent ▁Business es ▁( N FI B ) ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁creating ▁an ▁environment ▁that ▁encourag es ▁job ▁growth ▁and ▁expansion ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁selected ▁Brown ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Boston ian ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁" pro found ▁impact ▁on ▁national ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁year ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Brown ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁N H 1 ▁News ▁rep orter ▁G ail ▁H uff , ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁through ▁model ing . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Ay la , ▁an ▁American ▁Id ol '' ▁semi - final ist ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Boston ▁College , ▁and ▁Ari anna