About

About Brian

Brian Vincent serves as Mayor of Farmville, Virginia, a position he has held since his election in November 2022. Prior to becoming Mayor, he served as Town Councilman for Ward B from July 2018 through December 2022. Virginia's first Forward Party-affiliated elected official, Mayor Vincent is a graduate of Tabb High School in Yorktown and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and GIS from Concord University in Athens, West Virginia. He is currently a Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

His civic leadership extends well beyond Farmville's town limits. He serves as Vice Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Virginia Municipal League and holds seats on the Small Cities Council, University Communities Council, and Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee for the National League of Cities. He previously served eight years on the Department of Wildlife Resources Board, the agency that governs hunting and fishing in the Commonwealth.

Mayor Vincent is also the founder of a civic education and leadership initiative.

Mayor Vincent and his wife Harriet, a Farmville native and licensed Nurse Practitioner, have two daughters, Martha Lucy and Eliza. An avid outdoorsman who spent fourteen years helping run a local paddlesports outfitter, he is also a voracious reader and someone who believes that testing his limits, physically and intellectually, is essential to his leading well.

Mayor Vincent believes Farmville is a unique treasure in Southside Virginia and that the businesses and people in this great town continue to be an inspiration.

Please reach out with any questions or to learn more about Brian via email at vincentforfarmville@gmail.com