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Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004, the first African American to hold that office.
Mar 14, 2024 · Brown became the most powerful Black politician in the country in the 1980s and ’90s as California Assembly speaker, serving a record 14 years. After he termed out, he was then elected mayor of San Francisco for eight years.
Mar 21, 2024 · Former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who just turned 90, has cemented himself as one of the most influential politicians in California history.
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- Capitol Journal Columnist
Apr 26, 2024 · Willie Brown is an American politician who was the first African American speaker of the California State Assembly, the longest-serving speaker of that body (1980–95), and mayor of San Francisco (1996–2004). Brown was born into poverty in rural Texas and moved to San Francisco after graduating from.
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Apr 12, 2024 · The name Willie Brown is synonymous with power politics in California. He became the first Black speaker of the state Assembly in 1980 and held the job for a record 14 years, often with help from Republicans. After term limits forced him to leave the Legislature, he ran for mayor of San Francisco, serving eight years in that job.
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- KQED Contributor
Mar 21, 2024 · A veritable “Who’s Who” of state and local politics turned out at City Hall Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the 90th birthday of Willie L. Brown Jr., who, as speaker of the Assembly and later as mayor, mastered the art of raw power politics in California like few others.
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Oct 8, 2020 · Willie Brown’s legacy as a vibrant and controversial political powerhouse is woven into the history of California politics, from his 30 years in the California State Assembly — 15 as speaker — to his two terms as mayor of San Francisco.
