▁http :// G ul b arga . nic . in ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Gul b arga ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁Scott ▁Philip ▁Brown ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁att orney ▁and ▁politician ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Sam oa . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁for ▁Massachusetts ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 3 ), ▁and ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Republican ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁Senate ▁ten ure , ▁Brown ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court , ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Brown ▁faced ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁Massachusetts ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Mar tha ▁Co ak ley ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁which ▁occurred ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁death ▁of ▁long time ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Kennedy . ▁While ▁initially ▁trailing ▁Co ak ley ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin , ▁Brown ▁saw ▁a ▁sudden ▁late ▁sur ge ▁and ▁posted ▁a ▁come - from - be hind ▁win ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁since ▁Edward ▁Bro oke ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2