CREATE TABLE table_204_293 (id DECIMAL, "district" DECIMAL, "name" TEXT, "party" TEXT, "district office" TEXT, "first elected" DECIMAL)

name a senator who was elected before brown .
SELECT "name" FROM table_204_293 WHERE id = (SELECT id FROM table_204_293 WHERE "name" = 'troy brown') - 1
SELECT "name" FROM "table_204_293" WHERE "id" = (SELECT "id" FROM "table_204_293" WHERE "name" = 'troy brown') - 1