Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown (born December 15, 1961) is an American politician from Florida who served as mayor of Jacksonville, from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, 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.

Earlier in his career, Brown worked as an advisor to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo. He later became a member of the National Transportation Safety Board under President Joe Biden. Provided by Wikipedia