Alvin Brown
| Alvin Brown | |
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| Mayor of Jacksonville | |
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In office July 1, 2011 – July 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Peyton |
| Succeeded by | Lenny Curry |
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December 15, 1961 Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Santhea Brown |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville University |
| Religion | Baptist |
Alvin Brown (born December 15, 1961) is an American politician from Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position.
Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 mayoral election. In the 2015 race, he lost his re-election bid to Republican Lenny Curry.
Brown was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He moved to Jacksonville in 1981 and attended Edward Waters College and Jacksonville University, where he earned his bachelor's and Master of Business Administration degrees.
Brown was an intern for Senator Bill Nelson while Nelson was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He worked on the staff of the Clinton-Gore transition team in 1992 and 1993, and then began work in the Clinton administration as a member of Ron Brown's staff at the United States Department of Commerce.
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