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Family Oriented
High Standards
Properly Managed
Proven Record of Citizen-Focused Government
Steve Brown isn’t just a candidate—he’s a trusted public servant with a record of standing up for the people of Peachtree City. Brown has consistently fought destructive development that threatens the integrity of Peachtree City's village land plans.
Brown created the most open and transparent local government in Fayette County, promoting free speech and public input in all government dealings (the current mayor has violated Georgia Open Meetings and Open Records laws, put drastic restrictions on citizen taxpayer speech, and even restricted colleagues on the city council from placing essential items on meeting agendas)
Brown has a proven record of protecting neighborhoods from destructive development plans, and he unfailingly followed our planned village land plans
Brown has a reputation for honesty and caring. He always answers constituent emails and letters and treats each individual citizen, young or old, as if they were part of his family.
Has worked on and promoted economic development projects that have created many high-paying jobs in Fayette County
Brown has a proven record of building government efficiency and constituent-focused service
Your Children
Steve Brown places child safety at the top of his priorities. From championing protective measures to promoting safe recreational spaces, he’s a mayor who puts family first and children forward. He’s spent decades in the trenches of community life, helping kids grow, thrive, and find opportunity. He’s worked tirelessly to make Peachtree City a place where families feel supported and where young people discover their full potential.
“When we invest in our kids, we strengthen the soul of our city.” – Steve Brown
Protecting our children from predators is a top priority. Steve Brown has been active in the community for decades, improving the quality of life for our children and their families:
Coached rec youth soccer for over a decade
Served as the JC Booth Middle School PTO president and Science Olympiad coach
McIntosh High School Choral Booster
As mayor of Peachtree City, Brown created the ordinance allowing 15-year-olds with a learner’s permit to drive golf carts solo
He helped facilitate students being able to use golf carts at McIntosh High School and later Starr’s Mill High School
Built badly needed restrooms at children’s parks, including the All Children’s Playground and the BMX track
As mayor of Peachtree City, Brown developed the Peachtree City Youth Council and the Senior Adult Council to enhance planning and activities for those groups
Brown created the first-ever student internships for the Peachtree City and Fayette County governments
He planned and promoted the multi-million dollar Children’s Wing of the Peachtree City Library that won approval in a public referendum
He brought the first college installation to Fayette County, housing Clayton State University
He facilitated a long list of Boy Scout Eagle Award projects in Peachtree City and Fayette County
Brown worked with the McIntosh High School principal to enable lacrosse as a varsity sport in our Fayette high schools, now providing college scholarships for local students
Brown created the top recreation level rowing program on Lake McIntosh, competing nationally, and providing college scholarships for local students
Transportation and Land Planning
When it comes to moving Peachtree City forward—literally and figuratively—no one has done more than Steve Brown. His transportation legacy is rooted in vision, execution, and a focus on community needs without deflating the city’s budget.
Steve Brown doesn’t talk about transportation—he delivers it.
-- Steve Brown has drawn more state and regional government transportation funds than any other elected official in Fayette County, including:
Widening Highway 74-South
Widening and bridge expansions of Highway 54-West
Several cart bridges and tunnels
Funding for an improved redesign and construction for the Highway 74 & Interstate 85 interchange
Road and cart path repaving funding
-- Steve exposed the TDK extension road scam, proving the project between Coweta and Peachtree City was intended to erode Peachtree City’s retail sales taxes and pour tens of thousands more cars onto the Highway 54 /74 intersection, saving the city millions of dollars.
-- Steve led the opposition to the city’s Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) plans to build dense, stacked multi-family housing complexes across the city. Defeating the project saved citizens from even worse traffic congestion and school crowding from the significant increase in population.
-- Steve has publicly opposed the current mayor’s changes to the city’s land plans, allowing more dense multi-family housing complexes to be built across the city.
Community Involvement
Steve has decades of hands-on service, civic leadership, and local advocacy. He believes in restoring thoughtful dialogue and keeping power accountable. He also advocates for the environmental health of Peachtree City and Georgia.
“Peachtree City thrives when neighbors take the lead, when leaders stay accountable, and when every voice is given a place at the table.” – Steve Brown
Brown has served in numerous organizations, including:
Former Chairman of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Citizen Corps Advisory Council
Citizen member and Secretary of the Fayette County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Past member of the Metro Atlanta United Way's Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Advisory Committee
Former Board Member of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta
Founder of the Peachtree City Dog Park, which is entirely user-funded
He also funds and assists with several local charities in the community
He received the Alpha Kappa Alpha 2004 Political Action Award in recognition of his service to the minority community while mayor of Peachtree City. He helped reestablish the Fayette County chapter of the NAACP
Two terms on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Brown has been a featured speaker at conferences across the Southeastern United States on the subjects of transportation planning, land use planning, retail trends, stormwater planning, and homeland security
He actively participated in the Georgia Municipal Association and the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
In defense of our environment and to protect our state’s drinking water supply, Brown founded the Fayette County Water Guardians. This group annually cleans all debris out of the four drinking water reservoirs in Fayette County. He is a proud member of the Flint Riverkeeper organization.
Brown formerly participated as a conservative political pundit on Georgia Public Radio’s “On Second Thought” program
Until the recent change in ownership, Brown was a weekly political columnist for The Citizen newspaper in Fayette County
In 2024, Brown developed the Editorial Interchange podcast site (www.editorialinterchange.net) as an opportunity for everyday people who are disgruntled by oppressive societal and political shifts to advocate for the other side and express themselves, thereby restoring communication within our local communities and providing information on how governments in our hometowns and the state impact our lives
Collaborative Initiatives
Throughout his public career, Brown has been a catalyst for regional cooperation, bringing together governments, cities, and counties to address the challenges that no one jurisdiction can solve alone. His record of collaboration has produced landmark infrastructure and economic wins for Peachtree City and beyond. Steve Brown doesn’t just see the big picture—he draws it with others. His collaborative initiatives prove that when communities unite, no challenge is too complex and no opportunity too distant.
“I believe in coalitions, not silos. Good ideas don’t have borders.” – Steve Brown
Brown was a founder of the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association, a collaboration of all mayors in metro Atlanta working on policies and legislation that benefit cities
Brown was a founder of the Metro Chairs, comprised of all 10 metropolitan Atlanta county commission chairmen, assigned to work on issues impacting the metro counties
He built the Highway 74 Task Force in 2004, a coalition of three counties, six cities, and the South Fulton Community Improvement District to begin the process of a new reengineered interchange at Highway 74 & Interstate 85. He finalized the design approval later as the chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners
Fiscal Responsibility
Steve Brown took office during two of America’s hardest economic periods—the aftermath of 9/11 and the Great Recession—and transformed deficit budgets into financial success stories.
Brown made strategic financial decisions that preserved revenue and protected vulnerable residents. He eliminated corruption and conflicts of interest.
As mayor, Brown inherited a deficit budget, taking office after the 911 terrorist event, and as county chairman, inherited a similarly bad budget following the ‘great recession,’ turning both around
Achieved Peachtree City’s first-ever AAA bond rating as mayor, and achieved Fayette County's first-ever AAA bond rating as chairman
Brown led the opposition to the 2012 regional sales tax referendum that would have required Fayette County taxpayers to fund a financially defunct MARTA mass transit system, and the referendum lost in EVERY METRO COUNTY, saving metro Atlanta taxpayers over $6 billion
As mayor, Brown refused to rezone revenue-positive land zoned for future corporate headquarters and light industrial to revenue-negative residential zoning. The current mayor has done the opposite and squandered revenue for current and future generations that would have offset our residential property taxes, which have been increased every year under her tenure
Concerned about senior citizens on fixed incomes being able to remain in Peachtree City, Brown created the city’s first Senior Citizen Low Income Homestead Exemption, and it was approved by voter referendum
As county chairman, Brown ended long-standing legal feuds with Fayette’s cities, ending years of taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and bringing the focus back to growing our economy and quality of life
Brown confronted and ended the multimillion-dollar corruption schemes of the Peachtree City Development Authority, referred to by then-Police Chief James Murray as “a culture of corruption,” and the next administration totally disbanded the authority
Brown demands of himself and his colleagues the ethical administration of local government, no conflicting business relationships, no junket trips, no special interest meals or gifts accepted. He has the awards to prove it.
Brown has had some of the most significant economic development projects in Fayette County installed during his tenure in elected office
Awards
Accomplishments do not just mark Steve Brown’s public service journey—they’re validated by honors from state, regional, and national organizations. His dedication to ethics, development, and community well-being has earned him widespread respect. Steve Brown’s record tells the story of a leader who fights for what's right—even when it's not easy—and delivers results that uplift entire communities.
"Leadership isn’t about the titles—it’s about the trust you earn, and the difference you make." – Steve Brown
Cited as an “exemplar” of ethics in the textbook “Ethics Management for Public Administrators, Building Organizations of Integrity” by Professor Donald C. Menzel, Northern Illinois University, and past president of the American Society for Public Administration.
In 2005, under Brown’s leadership, CNN and Money magazine recognized Peachtree City as one of the “Top Ten Best Places to Live” in the United States for the first and only time.
The 2005 “Local Champion” award from the Georgia Alliance for the Prevention of Tobacco went to Steve for his leadership in creating the state’s smoke-free facilities model used to create the state statute protecting our children from second-hand cigarette smoke in public places. Working with local resident Kathy Cheney and Starr’s Mill Intern Max Elias, Steve created the model ordinance to prevent smoking in any retail or public establishment that serves people under the age of 18. That ordinance became the model for the state statute and was later adopted by the State of Tennessee, benefiting the health of over 18 million people.
Steve's bold stands on regional government planning and transportation issues led to his recognition as one of "Georgia's 40 Rising Stars Under Age 40" in business, government, education, academia, medicine, arts, nonprofit sectors, and the judiciary, as selected by Georgia Trend Magazine.
In 2013, Steve received the Democracy Award from non-partisan Common Cause Georgia for ethics reform work
Steve received the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2013 CREATE Award for Regional Prosperity and Economic Development on the Pinewood Studios deal
Steve received the Georgia Economic Developers Association’s 2013 Large Deal of the Year award for producing the largest deal of the year in Georgia
Brown is the only elected official in Fayette County who meets all the certification criteria for both the Georgia Municipal Association and the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, along with state certification in economic development
Brown served on the Policy Cabinet of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
As chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners, Brown partnered with Fayetteville Mayor Greg Clifton to complete the largest economic development project in Fayette County, supplying high-paying jobs and significant tax revenue