Sandra Little Brown
Sandra Faye Mixon Little Brown (born June 4, 1955) is the owner of JJ's T-shirts & Team World, a former Birmingham City Council member, and currently president pro tem and representative of District 2 on the Jefferson County Commission.
Sandra was the daughter of Zack Mixon Jr and Eva Mae Mixon. She grew up in Lipscomb and graduated from Wenonah High School in 1973 and attended Lawson State Community College. She opened her apparel shop in 1990. She was active in community and civic organizations before running for Council in the 1997 Birmingham City Council election, the first to be conducted by district. She served one term before being turning over the seat to Bert Miller in the 2001 election. She ran unsuccessfully for her old seat in the 2005 Birmingham City Council election.
Brown was one of 6 candidates to qualify for a 2010 Democratic primary to fill the Jefferson County Commission District 2 seat left open when Shelia Smoot decided to run for U. S. Congress.
Brown was a member of the 2000 class of Leadership Birmingham. She is married to Elbert Brown and has four children: Lannard, Latrice, Jerome, and Jerome, Jr. In 2012 Brown was diagnosed with breast cancer.
| Preceded by: Antris Hinton |
Birmingham City Council District 7 Representative 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by: Bert Miller |
| Preceded by: Shelia Smoot |
Jefferson County Commission District 2 Representative 2010– |
Succeeded by: ' |
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (May 18, 2010) "Campaign 2010: Jefferson County District 2 commission hopefuls target sewers." The Birmingham News
- Wright, Barnett (September 01, 2010) "Sandra Little Brown, David Carrington find common ground for Jefferson County Commission." The Birmingham News
- Watkins, Mia (October 18, 2012) "Jefferson County Commissioner Sandra Little Brown's faith brought her through breast cancer battle." The Birmingham News