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Sacramento native Kevin Johnson was elected as the 55th mayor of the City of Sacramento in November 2008. He is the first native Sacramentan, and the first African American to be elected to the office. His vision is for Sacramento to become “a city that works for everyone.”
 * KEVIN JOHNSON**

In the first year of his administration, Mayor Johnson embarked on an ambitious plan to reshape how city government serves the citizens of Sacramento. To improve public safety, Mayor Johnson increased the number of police on the streets, and held a Gang Summit to listen to the concerns and needs of gang members. To spur economic development, Mayor Johnson helped secure over $500 million in federal stimulus dollars for the region, and jumpstarted economic development in our downtown corridor. Mayor Johnson played a central role in pushing critical school reforms through the state legislature, and convened multiple education summits with the nation’s top education reform leaders. Within City Hall, the Mayor established new standards for accessibility and accountability by holding community office hours and town hall meetings, and securing an external audit of city finances. Mayor Johnson also launched initiatives to reduce homelessness, increase volunteerism, and promote the arts.

Before his election to public office, Kevin led a diverse career as a professional athlete, entrepreneur and nonprofit executive. In May of 2000, Kevin retired from the NBA after 12 seasons with the Phoenix Suns. He returned to his hometown of Sacramento, California to serve as the CEO of St. HOPE, a nonprofit community development corporation he founded in 1989 designed to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, economic development, civic leadership and arts enrichment. More About Kevin Johnson St. HOPE began in 1989 in a portable classroom at Sacramento High School as an after school program named St. HOPE Academy. Founded by NBA All-Star and Oak Park native Kevin Johnson, St. HOPE is a nonprofit community development corporation whose mission is to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, civic leadership, economic development and the arts. More about St. Hope

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 * KJ (his nickname) was born Kevin Maurice Johnson on March 4, 1966 in Sacramento, CA.
 * Kevin Johnson's child aspiration was play baseball rather than to play basketball.
 * Kevin Johnson was a star baseball and basketball player at Sacramento High School.
 * Kevin Johnson was drafted by the Oakland A's in 1986, but he chose to play basketball at the University of California Berkeley instead.
 * Kevin Johnson graduated from University of California Berkeley and majored in political science.
 * Kevin Johnson was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1987.
 * Kevin Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns on February 25, 1988.
 * Kevin Johnson wore number 7 throughout his NBA career, hence KJ7.
 * Kevin Johnson was one of the few point guards able to slam dunk.

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 * Kevin Johnson was part of the Dream Team II in the World Championships of Basketball in 1994.
 * Kevin Johnson retired from the NBA on October 12, 1999. He reactivated on March 25, 2000. His final retirement from the NBA was on August 8, 2000.
 * Kevin Johnson is considered one of the most underrated point guards ever, despite his excellent statistics and his good guy reputation, probably because he never won an NBA title in the time when the Chicago Bulls dominated the NBA scene.
 * Kevin Johnson likes to do his own house cleaning.
 * One of Kevin Johnson's favorite hobbies is reading.
 * Kevin Johnson is currently engaged to Michelle Rhee.
 * When asked the thing for which he would want to be remembered, he did not say anything about his successful NBA career, he said, "I want to be remembered as someone who gave his life fighting for those who did not have a voice" (quoted in Robinson).

References

B., Mike. "Mark Price and Kevin Johnson: NBA's Most Underrated Point Guards Ever." //Bleacher Report.// Bleacher Report, 26 Feb. 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.

Goldaper, Sam. "PRO BASKETBALL; Speedy Johnson Races to the Top." //New York Times// 10 Feb. 1991. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.

"Kevin Johnson Career Stats." //NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition.// NBA Media Ventures, 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.

Robinson, Abigail. "NBA Great Kevin Johnson." //Scholastic.// Scholastic, 23 Feb. 2007. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.