“This metropolis, for the primary time in our 176-year historical past, has elected its first Black mayor. We did it,” Johnson mentioned Tuesday.
Johnson and Donovan, who beforehand ran for mayor in 2016, have been the top-two finishers within the February main election.
Johnson grew up and nonetheless resides on the town’s north aspect. He was elected as an alderman to the Milwaukee Frequent Council in 2016 and reelected 4 years later, in response to his biography on the Frequent Council web site. He has additionally served as president of the Frequent Council.
As performing mayor, Johnson established his presence at Metropolis Corridor, holding information conferences and gaining identify recognition.
In his election marketing campaign, he prioritized public security and touted a plan “to fight reckless driving and for safer Milwaukee streets.”
He additionally ran on a platform of “decreasing violence and guaranteeing security” for the town, which he mentioned “is at a crucial junction.”
In his marketing campaign, Johnson mentioned he was targeted on “creating jobs” and “combating Covid.”
A former member of a pre-college program for low-income Milwaukee Public Faculty college students, Johnson has been concerned in Milwaukee group initiatives from a younger age.
He labored within the Milwaukee mayor’s workplace previous to serving as alderman, and he has served on the boards of the Milwaukee YMCA, ACLU-Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Group Brainstorming Convention, in response to his marketing campaign web site.
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