▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁ad vised ▁Brown ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁cult ur ally ▁sensitive ▁after ▁he ▁called ▁United ▁States ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁volunte ers ▁" be aut iful " ▁and ▁told ▁servers ▁at ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁make ▁good ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁food ▁service ▁industry . ▁The ▁State ▁Department ▁conducted ▁a ▁review ▁and ▁Brown ▁was ▁coun se led ▁on ▁standards ▁of ▁conduct ▁for ▁government ▁employees . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁ ▁Scott ▁Brown ▁is ▁a ▁moder ate ▁Republican . ▁Brown ▁describes ▁himself ▁as ▁soci ally ▁moder ate ▁and ▁f isc ally ▁conserv ative . ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁" pro - choice ▁moder ate ▁Republican ." ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁voted ▁ 5 0 – 5 0 ▁with ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Republic ans ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁is ▁b ipart isan . ▁He ▁ident ifies ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁" Re agan ▁Republican ". ▁He ▁has ▁said , ▁" I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁person ▁down ▁there ▁who ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁independent ▁vot er ▁and ▁think er ▁... ▁I ' ve ▁always ▁been ▁the ▁under dog ▁in ▁one ▁shape ▁or ▁form ." ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁Bor is ▁Sch or ▁completed ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁his ▁voting ▁record ▁was ▁more ▁liberal ▁than ▁two - third s ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Republican ▁state ▁legisl ators . ▁" He ▁has ▁supported ▁abort ion ▁rights ▁and ▁come ▁out ▁against ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end