Since May 2021, Brigette Browning has been the Secretary-Treasurer of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council. Previously, Brigette was the President of Unite Here Local 30. Local 30 has doubled in size under Brigette’s leadership. She is hoping to do the same at the Labor Council. Brigette has also emphasized coalition-building with progressive community groups and like-minded labor unions to deliver better results for San Diego’s workers. On issues ranging from housing and public transit to environmental justice and health care, Brigette works hard to ensure the needs of union members are considered in public policy debates around the County. Being a former non-union organizer, Brigette is passionate about organizing non-union workers. She hopes that by electing pro-union legislators we will be able to create opportunities for affiliated unions to organize thousands of new members. By organizing new members, we can start to re-build the middle class in San Diego. Brigette was born and raised in San Diego and grew up in Ocean Beach. She attended UCSD and has degrees in Chemistry and Spanish Literature. Brigette currently resides in Chula Vista with her husband, and children.
Commissioner Browning’s current term ends in May 2029.