▁career ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Wilhelm ina ▁Mod els ▁while ▁taking ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁N . ▁Card oz o ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston , ▁after ▁nearly ▁two ▁years , ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Boston ▁College ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁represented ▁by ▁Boston ▁agent , ▁Mag gie ▁Tr ich on ▁of ▁Mag gie ▁Inc . ▁ ▁State ▁political ▁career ▁Brown ▁" caught ▁the ▁political ▁bug " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁property ▁ass essor ▁of ▁W rent ham , ▁Massachusetts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁W rent ham ▁Board ▁of ▁Select men . ▁ ▁He ▁successfully ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Nor folk ▁District ▁for ▁three ▁terms . ▁Brown ▁again ▁moved ▁up ▁the ▁lad der ▁of ▁state ▁politics ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁Senate ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁to ▁replace ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ch ery l ▁Jacques . ▁Brown ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁for ▁a ▁full ▁term ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁running ▁without ▁opposition ▁the ▁second ▁time . ▁He ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁defe ating ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁S ara ▁O roz co ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 9 – 4 1 ▁percent ▁margin .