Citing his record of passing several high-profile bills that address the needs of the Gulf Coast region and bring needed statewide reforms, state Rep. Chip Brown, R-Hollinger’s Island, announced on Monday that he will seek a new term representing District 105 in the Alabama House of Representatives during the 2026 campaign cycle.
“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 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 percent 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 he said that allows him to help lead the body’s legislative supermajority.
A former member of the Alabama National Guard, Brown was deployed overseas with U.S. Central Command in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and also served as a 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.
