Aja Brown: A History-Making Mayor in Compton
Compton, California, elected its first female mayor less than a year ago and Aja Brown is already attracting national attention.
She made history as the youngest mayor ever elected in Compton, California, not to mention defeating an incumbent and former mayor to get there. And Aja Brown talks about her history-making job with a passion for correcting the city’s finances and developing industry in the Southern California city.
She has taken the helm of this working-class city known widely for being the home of a large number of hip hop groups, rappers and athletes. It is also known for being an epicenter of gangs and drug activity. Brown is seeking to change its image.
Since the election, she has attracted nationwide attention for attacking the historic budget deficit. “Internally, we have a lot of restructuring to do to make sure we are poised for growth and development,” she said, adding that she wants to grow the city’s manufacturing base.
She said that while in college, she had no idea she would one day enter politics and run for mayor of Compton. “Oh, no. Not at all,” she said. “I knew I would work in a community that I would like to live in, but I had no idea that I would ever go into politics, even though some of my classmates thought I would.”
She said that Compton is already seeing a good deal of development that has occurred in the last few years.
She inspires me. A smart black woman with potent charisma.
She’s a motivation and a light for us all #blackwomenatwork love her.✌🏿❤️💡
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