Glen Brown Jr. announces re-election bid for Pine Bluff City Council

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Dr. Glen D. Brown, Jr., owner of Brown Chiropractic has been a Pine Bluff business owner for more than a decade and was elected to the Pine Bluff City Council in 2014. On February 19, he announced intent to seek re-election and issued the following statement:

“Since being elected to city council by the great citizens of Ward 2, my focus has been strengthening public safety, improving our city streets, and being a good steward of tax-payer dollars.  Because of the tremendous support of the Ward 2 citizens, I have renewed faith in my ability to work together with Mayor Washington and my fellow Council Members to continue to improve city services for all citizens.  My commitment has never been stronger.” 

As a city council member, Brown serves as chairman of the Public Safety Committee and also serves on the Ways and Means, Traffic & Aviation, and Ordinances & Resolutions committees.  In 2017, Brown was nominated by fellow councilmembers for an appointment to the Pine Bluff Advertising & Promotion Commission of which he now serves as Chairman. “In spite of the unprecedented challenges we’ve faced like COVID-19 and more, our city’s future has never been brighter.  We have made great strides towards a better Pine Bluff, a city that we can be proud of and reflect on its greatness, but there is much more work that needs to be done.  I stand ready as I renew my commitment for a better Pine Bluff to the citizens that call it home.  I’m running for re-election to continue that progress and keep Pine Bluff moving forward.”

Born, reared, and educated in Pine Bluff, Brown is a graduate of both Watson Chapel High School and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology.  Brown continued his studies at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, where he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree in 2005.  

Brown is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Pine Bluff and a 2017 graduate of the Candidate Development Institute, hosted by the Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce.  Brown also attended the 2022 Candidate Development Institute that was held on February 3.  He is also a member of the Pine Bluff Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, where he serves as Keeper of Exchequer (Treasurer) and Membership Intake Chairman.

“I have truly enjoyed being a daily problem solver for our amazing city. It has been an honor to represent the interest of the citizens. So much so, that I still find myself as excited and enthusiastic to work for you as on Day One. I have never been prouder to call Pine Bluff my home.

Brown and his wife, Kara, Dean of Student Life at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff share two children; Kaitlyn and Trey (Glen III).  

Brown’s platform focuses on public safety, economic security, and being fiscally responsible for all accounting of tax-payer dollars while seeing Pine Bluff thrive as an active, safe and vibrant city.