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Apr 26, 2024 · Willie Brown (born March 20, 1934, Mineola, Texas, U.S.) 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).
Oct 13, 2020 · October 13, 202011:25 AM PDTUpdated 4 years ago. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights. Posts shared on Facebook show Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris with former...
Oct 8, 2020 · October 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.
Apr 13, 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.
Mar 16, 2024 · Willie Brown Jr., one of the most flamboyant and powerful politicians California has ever known, was delivered into this world by a midwife in his grandmother’s drafty, white clapboard house...
Oct 2, 2020 · Former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown is a political force and personality known well beyond the provincial world of local politics. During his decade and a half leading the State Assembly, Brown was admired and despised, respected and feared by politicos statewide.
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. Quick Facts 41st Mayor of San Francisco, Preceded by ... Close.
