METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (MWRD) COMMISSIONER YUMEKA BROWN FORMALIZES EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE FOR U.S. CONGRESS

Yumeka Brown-Current MWRD Commissioner and Matteson Village Clerk. photo provided by STH MEDIA.
Yumeka Brown-Current MWRD Commissioner and Matteson Village Clerk. photo provided by STH MEDIA.

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (MWRD) COMMISSIONER YUMEKA BROWN FORMALIZES EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE FOR U.S. CONGRESS

OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES LISTENING TOUR THROUGHOUT THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

“THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MUST BE CONTINUED WITH AN AGGRESSION AND COMPASSION FOR THE WORKING CLASS”

 

(Matteson, IL) Yumeka Brown-Current MWRD Commissioner and Matteson Village Clerk- has formalized an exploratory committee for her anticipated run for the United States Congress representing the 2nd Congressional District. In addition, Commissioner Brown has officially launched an extensive listening tour throughout the region. This comes immediately following the announcement of Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s run for the United States Senate representing the State of Illinois.

“Over the past twelve years, Representative Robin Kelly has served the Second Congressional District well. We have all lauded her accomplishments and fight for the middle class, the underserved, and the voiceless. As she now steps forward to take that fight to the United States Senate, our district faces a pivotal moment.  We must elevate the mission in Congress to protect Medicaid, Social Security, the rights of women, and to guard against Donald Trump’s planned destruction of the Affordable Healthcare Act.” says Commissioner Brown.

Commissioner Brown adds, “ I am primed, energized, and prepared for this journey and look forward to positive but yet difficult conversations concerning the second congressional district as well as our nation as a whole.”

Commissioner Yumeka Brown was elected to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Board of Commissioners on November 8, 2022. Commissioner Brown is a proud native of the Roseland community and the Southland of Chicago. She was elected as the Village Clerk of Matteson, Ill., in April 2017. She was re-elected to a third term in April 2025.

Commissioner Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is a 2020 graduate of the Illinois Women in Leadership Training Academy. She received the 2024 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence award. She has more than 25 years of experience as a non-profit Certified Association Executive (CAE). She is employed as the Senior Director of Governance and Operations for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Commissioner Brown is also a small business owner.

 


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