Aja Brown
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| 18th Mayor of Compton, California | |
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Assumed office July 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Eric J. Perrodin |
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Aja Lena Clinkscale April 17, 1982 Altadena, California U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Van Brown (m. 2003) |
| Residence | Compton, California U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Community Development Professional |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | comptoncity |
Aja Lena Brown (born April 17, 1982) is an American politician who currently serves as Mayor of Compton, California. She won the election, defeating both incumbent mayor Eric J. Perrodin and former mayor Omar Bradley.
Brown was born Aja Lena Clinkscale in Altadena, California, to mother Brenda Jackson, who worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and raised the family as a single mother. Brown's parents divorced when she was young. She has a fraternal twin brother named Jonathan Clinkscale, who played football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Brown's mother grew up in East Compton.
In 2000, Brown graduated from John Muir High School in Pasadena, where she was senior class president and played varsity volleyball.
In 2004, Brown graduated from University of Southern California, where she received a full academic scholarship, with a bachelor's degree in Policy, Planning & Development that included public policy, urban planning and development. In 2005, she earned a master's degree in Master of Planning & Development, which included urban planning with a concentration in economic development. The subject of her master's thesis was an analysis of the 2004 failed development of a Walmart supercenter in Inglewood.
In 2004, while attending USC, Brown began working for the City of Gardena, California as an Economic Development Analyst. Brown graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in public policy, urban planning and development. A year later in 2005, she earned a master's degree in urban planning with a concentration in economic development.
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