Mary Carney Brown (August 18, 1935 – November 21, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1977 through 1994.
[1] Born in 1935 in Midland, Michigan, Brown earned degrees from Albion College and Syracuse University.
She held hearings on issues including pay equity and domestic violence.
Governor James Blanchard appointed her to a task force set up to eliminate wage disparities between men and women in the state civil service.
Ten years after leaving the House, Brown was twice appointed to the Natural Resources Commission by Governor Jennifer Granholm and served through 2011.