Compton Mayor Aja Brown Invited Back to White House to Share Ideas on Boosting the Middle Class

Compton Mayor Aja Brown was invited back to the White House recently to participate in a discussion on legislative priorities aimed at helping to make the American middle class stronger. She was one of 27 state and local elected officials to attend the meeting. Topics discussed ranged from issues such as paid sick and family leave in all states, minimum wage increases in communities around the country and the President initiative called “My Brother’s Keeper”, a national call to action to close opportunity gaps faced by young people, including young men of color.

“I’m pleased that I could be in Washington to not only represent the residents of Compton but to also share and hear new ideas designed to help America’s middle class,” said Brown. “In Compton we’ve already gotten involved with the President’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. We put out a call to action to implement cradle-to-college-and-career strategies aimed at improving life outcomes for our young people in the city of Compton.”

In addition to Mayor Brown, the following state and local elected officials were invited to attend the meeting: