There are 105 members of the Alabama House of Representatives, and Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) represents the most southerly district 105, from just south of Mobile to the Gulf of America.
Brown announced Monday that he will seek a third term running in the May 2026 primary and November general election.
He cited his record of passing high-profile bills that address the needs of the Gulf Coast region and bring needed statewide reforms.
“From protecting the interests of the commercial seafood industry to denying bail to violent offenders to providing tax cuts for small businesses, the bills and measures I have passed are positively impacting Alabama,” Brown said. “Our work is far from finished, and I look forward to carrying the conservative banner and pushing for even more needed change during a new term in the Alabama House.”
Since joining the Legislature in 2018, Brown, who serves as chairman of the House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Committee, has passed several significant measures, which include:
“Aniah’s Law,” a constitutional amendment that has allowed prosecutors and judges to deny bail to those accused of committing violent crimes.
The amendment, which received 80% approval in a statewide referendum election, is named after 19-year-old college student Aniah Blanchard, who prosecutors allege was killed by Ibraheed Yazeed after he was released on bond for several violent offenses including kidnapping and attempted murder.
Yazeed had been awarded bail despite more than a dozen priors, which included drug and robbery arrests. A proposed expansion of the law will appear on statewide ballots in May of 2026.
A labeling law important to the Gulf Coast commercial seafood industry that requires restaurants and grocery stores across Alabama to disclose to customers the country of origin for the seafood products they sell, including fish, shrimp and oysters.
A tax cut for small business owners that raises the tax-exempt threshold on business personal property from $40,000 to $100,000, which amounts to roughly $3.6 million in reductions each year according to a fiscal note prepared by the Legislative Services Agency.
As Mobile County’s only legislator holding a seat on the House Insurance Committee, Brown has promoted policies intended to lower insurance premiums for Gulf Coast residents. He also serves on the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee.
In addition, Brown’s fellow GOP lawmakers elected him as Vice Chair of the House Republican Caucus, a position that allows him to help lead the body’s legislative supermajority..
A long-time member of the Alabama National Guard, Brown deployed overseas with U.S. Central Command in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and served as military advisor for the NATO-International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan during two deployments to Afghanistan.
He is a small business owner and entrepreneur. His father, Harry Brown, was the long-time Mayor of Daphne.
Jim Zig Zeigler is a contributing writer for Yellowhammer News. His beat includes the positive and colorful about Alabama – her people, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former State Auditor and Public Service Commissioner. You can reach him at [email protected]
