Meet Keanuú
A Visionary Leader
Keanuú Smith-Brown (KSB) is a visionary leader with over 15 years of community service and political leadership experience. Since the age of 13, he has held campaign roles at every level of government: city council, city mayoral, register of wills, orphan’s court, county council, county executive, state delegate, state senate, gubernatorial, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, and presidential.
Even in his childhood, Keanuú was passionate about helping others. In pre-kindergarten, his teacher at Georgetown East Elementary School, Ms. Caroline “Carrie” Foster, remembers him saying, “I want to be president of the United States.” He now realizes the significance of this response. He wanted to uplift all people, especially those like him; ones in poverty and the lower to middle class.
An Engaged Leader
From 2019 to 2020, Keanuú supported the passage of state legislation and directed thousands of dollars to post-secondary students’ education as the legislative assistant and scholarship manager for two consecutive District 30A Maryland State Delegates.
Keanuú also served as president of the Speaker Michael E. Busch District 30 Democratic Club (D30 Club) from 2020 to 2021. During the height of the pandemic, he raised thousands of dollars and organized club members, helping elect Joanna Tobin as the District 6 representative to the Board of Education. He also formed the AA Democratic Clubs’ Presidents Council, an alliance of Anne Arundel County Democratic Club presidents, bridging the works of the Democratic clubs countywide and the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee. His service on the D30 Club board of directors: from 2019-2021, returning in 2024.
Keanuú was a member of the Annapolis Board of Supervisors of Elections, serving as chair from 2022 to 2024, where he pushed for policy and City Code updates that prioritized increasing voter education, registration, and participation.
On the board of the Annapolis Police Foundation, Keanuú builds relationships between the Annapolis City Police Department (APD) and our communities to strengthen outreach, public trust, and cooperation.
As vice president of the Annapolis-based nonprofit, Superior Future, Incorporated, he helps provide services and resources to hundreds of children and families, particularly in our marginalized and underserved communities.
Currently a member of the Caucus of African American Leaders and the Anne Arundel County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Keanuú emphasizes ethics and morals while ensuring equity and justice within our society and government.
Serving as a fourth-grade teacher at Mills-Parole Elementary School, and on the board of directors for the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County, our children, families, seniors, and educators consistently remain at the forefront of his advocacy and decision-making.
A Born Leader
Keanuú is the eldest of six siblings and a first-generation college graduate. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland; his mother, Tameka Smith, raised him and two sons in Admiral Farragut, Eastport Terrace, and Admiral Oaks. She did all she could to provide a roof over their heads, food to eat, clothes to wear, healthcare, and quality education, ingraining in Keanuú an unwavering faith.
Keanuú survived histiocytosis (a cancerous disease) at the age of two, after undergoing months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. He shares that the touch of God, the outpouring of love and support from family, and the care from medical professionals led to his remission of more than twenty-five years.
Living in subsidized housing, relying on “food stamps,” receiving free and reduced meals in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, having Medicaid, and funding his bachelor’s degree with financial aid shaped Keanuú’s perspective, drawing him closer to public service and an embracement of empathy, compassion, and perseverance.
The People for Keanuú Smith-Brown
Vote KSB for Alderman of Ward 3 by Primary Election Day on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 (7:00 AM – 8:00 PM), to represent us on the Annapolis City Council. With honor, Keanuú Smith-Brown will serve as your Ward 3 Alderman, carrying our best interests close to his heart, mind, body, and soul; United Together for the Better.
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