District 1

James Brown

James Brown was elected to 1st District Councilmember in November 2015. He is a Lexington native and graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. His previous employment stints include Lexmark and GTE, before he spent 13 years at Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Georgetown, and eventually making a career leap as full-time real estate professional.

The first district includes portions of downtown Lexington north of Main Street including the East End neighborhood, parts of the west end and as far north as Interstate 75. Some of the major corridors in the District include: Georgetown Street, Newtown Pike, Russell Cave Road, N. Limestone, N. Broadway and Midland Avenue.

There are over 15 neighborhood parks and community centers in this district, including Duncan Park and Douglass Park, which are over 100 years old. Many of the District’s downtown neighborhoods are on the National Register of Historic Places, such as homes on Constitution Street, Elsmere Park and in Gratz Park.

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This article also appears on page 7 of the 2021 print edition of Lexington Families Guide.