WASHINGTON — A former Jacksonville mayor has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Alvin Brown was appointed by Biden on Friday. The Senate confirmed Brown as the 47th board member in March.
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His term is through 2026. Brown was mayor of Jacksonville from 2011 to 2015. He was the city’s first Black mayor.
“I am honored to be named in this new role of vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board,” Brown said in a news release. “The NTSB is the gold standard for public safety, and I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues at this federal agency to save lives and make transportation safer.”
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