Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976)^[1] is an American educator and politician. He is the Mayor of Chicago since 2023. He won the 2023 election.^[2][3][4] He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023.

Brandon Johnson
57th Mayor of Chicago
Incumbent
Assumed office May 15, 2023
Deputy	Walter Burnett Jr.
Preceded by	Lori Lightfoot
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 1st district
In office December 3, 2018 – May 15, 2023
Preceded by	Richard Boykin
Succeeded by	Tara Stamps
Personal details
Born	(1976-03-27) March 27, 1976 (age 49) Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Stacie Rencher ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3
Education	Aurora University (BA, MA)
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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.^[5][6]

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