Chris Brown (American politician)

Chris Brown

Chris Brown is an American politician and business person in the state of California.

Background

Brown was born on July 17, 1981 in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]} He attended Fairfax High School and San Jose State University. At the age of 19, he held jobs with AT&T and Nextel Corporations as the youngest business account executive in the United States.^{[citation needed]} He is married and has one son.

Brown ran for election in March 2011 as a councilman in the 10th District of the Los Angeles City Council.^[1][2][3] He placed third of six candidates, attaining 13.69% of the popular vote.^[4]

Brown's primary campaign platform was based on a strategy he devised in 2009 to raise up to $210 million with a citywide electronic waste-recycling plan. The plan seeks to generate money to rehire laid-off Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, and served as Brown's primary campaign platform in the 2011 election.^[5] Brown's campaign messaging also focused on local links between education and economic recovery.^[6] He also founded an organization called Help Educators of America (HEOA) 501(c)3 to assist struggling teachers and there schools with the necessary supplies and financing to run a classroom smoothly to ensure a proper education for our children's future.

References

1. ^ Q&A with the candidates - district 10 - Thecitymaven.com
2. ^ Los Angeles City Council candidates, LA Times blog post
3. ^ List of candidates for March 8 city election
4. ^ "2011 Election Results". LA Daily News. 2011-03-25. http://www.dailynews.com/2011electionresults. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 
5. ^ City council candidate Chris Brown wants to create green jobs by recycling e-waste, news article, ewastejournal.com
6. ^ Information

External links

• Official Website

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