Candidate Profile: Dominique Brown

Dominique Brown is a Palmetto attorney who was raised in Manatee County. The Air Force veteran is the Democratic candidate for the Manatee County Commission District 1 race. She faces Republican James Satcher on the November ballot.

Brown has two sons, Malachi and Micah. She is the owner of two small businesses, The Dream Law Firm, PLLC and Dream, Succeed, Become LLC.

Brown began her career in public service by joining the United States Air Force when she was just 17. She received an Honorable Discharge for her service in the USAF after serving for 12 years on active duty and reserves. Brown also served a combat tour in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2007.

Prior to returning to Manatee County, Brown earned both her Bachelors and Masters in Criminal Justice from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from NC Central University.

After passing the bar, she continued her public service career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office. Most recently, Brown served as an Assistant Regional Counsel (part-time) for the Second District of Florida's Office of Regional Counsel.

Brown is active in the community, serving as the Secretary for the Memphis Washington Park Neighborhood Association in Palmetto. She is also a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Gamma Rho Zeta Chapter (Manatee/Sarasota Chapter), and the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (Manatee Chapter).

Brown points out that the majority of her adult life has been spent serving her country and her community. If elected, she says she will work hard to make sure that the constituents of District 1's voices are heard, that the board is being fiscally responsible with taxpayers' dollars, and that the county "stays focused on the future, while not forgetting our past."