Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) is an American educator and politician. He is the Mayor of Chicago since 2023. He won the 2023 election. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023.

Johnson beat incumbent Commissioner Richard Boykin in the Democratic primary election in March 2018. He won the general election unopposed and was reelected in 2022. 

In the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, he won the second-most votes in the first round on February 28 with 21.6%, while Paul Vallas won 33% of first-round votes. In the April 4, 2023 runoff election, Johnson beat Vallas and was elected the 57th Mayor of Chicago.

As mayor, Johnson has focused on fighting homelessness and supporting police and education reform. His term has been very unpopular to Chicago voters and he has the lowest approval ratings for a U.S. politician as of February 2025.

In 1998, he married Stacie Rencher. They have three children. He lives in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago.

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