Willie Brown (politician)
Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934[1]) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Brown was in the California State Assembly for thirty years, spending 15 years as its speaker and later as the 41st mayor of San Francisco.
Willie Brown | |
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| File:Willie Brown, September 2013 (cropped).jpg Brown in 2013 | |
| 41st Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 1996 – January 8, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Newsom |
| 58th Speaker of the California Assembly | |
| In office December 2, 1980 – June 5, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Leo McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Doris Allen |
| Member of the California Assembly from the 13th district | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Lee |
| Succeeded by | Carole Migden |
| Member of the California Assembly from the 17th district | |
| In office 1974–1992 | |
| Preceded by | John Miller |
| Succeeded by | Dean Andal |
| Member of the California Assembly from the 18th district | |
| In office 1964–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Edward M. Gaffney |
| Succeeded by | Leo T. McCarthy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willie Lewis Brown Jr. 20 March 1934 (aged 91) Mineola, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Vitero (Separated) |
| Education | San Francisco State University (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 22x20px United States |
| Branch/service | 22x20px United States Army United States Army National Guard |
| Unit | Reserves |
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Brown was the first African American Mayor of San Francisco.[2]
The San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most famous mayors" who had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries."[3]
Willie Brown (politician) Media
Brown's official State Assembly portrait, 1967
- Roberts, Papan, Curb and Brown signatures (cropped from CA Leg Res 234 1981).jpg
Signatures from a resolution signed by Brown in his role of Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Congresswoman Pelosi at the Signing of the Transfer of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (7677795096).jpg
Mayor Brown signing legislation in 2002, flanked by Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, and Gordon England
- Willie Brown, 25 June 2016 (cropped).jpg
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown speaking at the Dr George W Davis Senior Center ribbon cutting
Brown sporting one of his many hats.
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Mayor Willie Brown at an event in the San Francisco City Hall rotunda in the 1990s.
References
- ↑ Gold, Bryan M. (February 28, 1999). "Tremendous Vision". Government Technology. http://www.govtech.com/magazines/gt/Tremendous-Vision.html. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "California's G.O.P. Finally Elects an Assembly Speaker It Can Call Its Own". The New York Times. January 7, 1996. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E1DE1339F934A35752C0A960958260&sec. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ↑ Gordon, Rachel (January 4, 2004). "THE MAYOR'S LEGACY: WILLIE BROWN 'Da Mayor' soared during tenure that rivals city's most notable, but some critical goals not met". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/04/MNGGC438AP1.DTL. Retrieved February 23, 2008.