2011-2012 Bill 4416: Alvin Brown - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

H. 4416

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. CobbHunter, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young

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Companion/Similar bill(s): 4333

Introduced in the House on July 26, 2011

Adopted by the House on July 26, 2011

Summary: Alvin Brown

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

7/26/2011HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage6)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

7/26/2011

AHOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZEAND HONOR ALVIN BROWN, A NATIVE OF ST. HELENA ISLAND, ON BEING ELECTED THE FIRST AFRICANAMERICAN MAYOR OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AND TO OFFER MAYOR BROWN THE BEST WISHES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS HE TAKES UP HIS NEW DUTIES.

Whereas, elected on May 17, 2011, Alvin Brown took office as the first AfricanAmerican mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, on July 1, 2011, succeeding Mayor John Peyton; and

Whereas, MayorBrown was born on St. Helena Island.Moving to Jacksonville in 1981, he attended Edward Waters College and Jacksonville University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree and a master’s in business administration; and

Whereas, during the 1990s, he served as an adviser to Housing and Urban Development director Andrew Cuomo, President Bill Clinton, and VicePresident Al Gore; and

Whereas, the House of Representatives is pleased to pause in its deliberations to congratulate this son of South Carolina on this historic victory, his election as the first AfricanAmerican mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and wish him well in this new endeavor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution,recognize and honor Alvin Brown, a native of St. Helena Island, on being elected the first AfricanAmerican mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and offer Mayor Brown the best wishes of the South Carolina House of Representatives as he takes up his new duties.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Alvin Brown.

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