▁Following ▁his ▁re - e lection , ▁Brown ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 - se at ▁Massachusetts ▁Senate . ▁In ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Senate , ▁Brown ▁served ▁on ▁comm itte es ▁dealing ▁with ▁consumer ▁protection , ▁professional ▁lic ens ing , ▁education , ▁election ▁laws , ▁public ▁safety , ▁and ▁veter ans ' ▁affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁controvers y ▁arose ▁after ▁Brown ' s ▁appearance ▁at ▁King ▁Philip ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁W rent ham , ▁Massachusetts ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁debate ▁on ▁gay ▁marriage . ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁had ▁launched ▁a ▁Facebook ▁group ▁attack ▁on ▁Brown ▁and ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁der og atory ▁remark ▁about ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Ay la . ▁During ▁his ▁presentation , ▁Brown ▁def ended ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁by ▁directly ▁qu oting ▁several ▁vul gar ▁statements ▁they ▁had ▁made ▁and ▁announ cing ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁who ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁statements . ▁Crit ics ▁question ed ▁whether ▁Brown ▁should ▁have ▁quoted ▁the ▁prof ane ▁comments ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁audience . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁reported ▁that ▁during ▁six ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ature , ▁three ▁each ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate , ▁Brown ▁had ▁a ▁mod est ▁record ▁of ▁legisl ative ▁initi atives , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁car ved ▁out ▁a ▁n iche ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁veter ans . ▁Richard ▁T ise i ▁of ▁W ake field ,