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 kevin johnson university of california , berkeley
kevin johnson

kevin maurice johnson -lrb- born march 4 , 1966 -rrb- is the current mayor of sacramento , the capital city of the u.s. state of california .
elected in 2008 and reelected in 2012 , johnson is the first african american to serve in that office .
prior to entering politics , johnson was a professional basketball player in the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- , playing point guard for the cleveland cavaliers and the phoenix suns .
during his 12-year playing career , johnson was a three-time nba all-star and four-time second team all-nba selection , along with holding numerous records for the phoenix suns organization .
at the university of california , berkeley , johnson was named a two-time all-pac-10 conference player and an honorable-mention all-american by the associated press .
johnson has a b.a. in political science from u.c. berkeley that he completed after his initial retirement from the nba .
since founding st. hope in 1989 , johnson has been active in education reform .
as mayor , johnson launched two education initiatives , stand up and sacramento reads !
, to benefit students in sacramento .
johnson also helped to save the sacramento kings basketball team from moving to anaheim , and later , seattle .
