Jordan Brown (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

Brown trained as a welder in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and returned to Labrador City to work. In 2013 he helped restart the local Heritage Society.^[9] In 2014, he led a successful year-long campaign to have the Labrador flag recognized as the symbol of Labrador and flown at the land border crossings in Labrador and at government buildings.^[10] In 2017, Brown unsuccessfully sought election to the Labrador City town council.

In 2022, Brown criticized the provincial government's claim that the Trans-Labrador Highway had been completed.^[11] He argued that it isn't finished until a road reaches Labrador's north coast as far as Nain. In 2023, Brown criticized the diversion of obstetrical services from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City, stating that Labrador City's hospital is too understaffed to provide for the central and northern regions of Labrador.^[12]

Brown has called for a provincial ban on scab workers.^[13]

In 2023, Brown criticized the Bloc Québécois for having a map of the Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador.^[14]

On May 16, 2025, Brown announced that he will not be seeking re-election.^[15]

Brown vacated his seat on August 1, 2025.^{[16][better source needed]}

On August 31, 2025, Brown announced that he would be running for Mayor of Labrador City.^[17] He won the election with 1,080 total votes.^[18]

In 2017, Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal.^[19]

2025 Labrador City mayoral election