Brandon Johnson is an American educator and politician who is the mayor-elect of Chicago, having won the 2023 election. Johnson, a Democrat, has been the 1st district’s representative on the Cook County Board of Commissioners since 2018.
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Johnson won the Democratic primary election in March 2018 by defeating incumbent Commissioner Richard Boykin; he won the general election without any challengers and was re-elected in 2022.
He received 21.6% of the votes cast in the first round of the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, coming in second to Paul Vallas’ 33% total.
Johnson defeated Vallas in the April 4, 2023 runoff election to become Chicago’s 57th mayor and the fourth African-American to hold the position.
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Brandon Johnson (politician) early career: What did Brandon Johnson teach?
In the Chicago Public Schools system, Johnson taught social studies at George Westinghouse College Prep and Jenner Academy Elementary.
In 2011, he joined the Chicago Teachers Union as an organizer, and in 2012, he participated in the planning of the city’s teachers’ strike.
For the 2015 Chicago mayoral and aldermanic elections, he additionally assisted in running field campaigns.
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