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{{~~short~~Short description|~~Former professional~~American basketball player and ~~former Mayor~~politician of(born ~~Sacramento~~1966)}}

{{Other people||Kevin Johnson (disambiguation){{!}}Kevin Johnson}}

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|predecessor = [[Heather Fargo]]

|successor = [[Darrell Steinberg]]

| office2 = 72nd [[President of the United States Conference of Mayors]]

| term_start2 = 2014

| term_end2 = 2015

| Deputy2 =

| predecessor2 = [[Scott Smith (Arizona politician)|Scott Smith]]

| successor2 = [[Stephanie Rawlings-Blake]]

|birth_name = Kevin Maurice Johnson

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|4}}

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* [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1991|end}})

* [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|NBA Most Improved Player]] ({{nbay|1988|end}})

* [[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] (1991)

* No. 7 [[Phoenix Suns#Ring of Honor and retired numbers|retired by Phoenix Suns]]

* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1986, 1987)

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'''Kevin Maurice Johnson''' (born March 4, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician who served as the 55th [[List of mayors of Sacramento, California|~~55th Mayor]]~~mayor of [[Sacramento, California]] from 2008 to 2016~~. He is the husband of educator [[Michelle Rhee]]~~. Elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, Johnson is the [[List of African American firsts|first African American]] to serve as ~~Mayor~~mayor of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |title=Election-night wins for Kevin Johnson, Heath Shuler, Sam Wyche; loss for Joe Mesi |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=3683217 |work=ESPN |date=November 5, 2008 |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Before entering politics, Johnson was a professional [[basketball]] player in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)~~. After a stint with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] during a portion of his rookie year, the [[point guard]] played as a member of the [[Phoenix Suns]] for the remainder of his NBA career~~.

After a stint with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] during a portion of his rookie year, the [[point guard]] played as a member of the [[Phoenix Suns]] for the remainder of his NBA career.

During his 12-year playing career, Johnson was a three-time [[NBA All-Star]] as well as four-time second team [[All-NBA]] selection and held numerous records for the Phoenix Suns organization.<ref name="basketball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html|title=Kevin Johnson|publisher=Sports Reference LLC. |access-date=January 20, 2009 }}</ref> At the [[University of California, Berkeley]], Johnson was named a two-time All-[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10 Conference]] player and an honorable-mention [[All-American]] by the [[Associated Press]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SFCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB4EF462938C214&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Sports Digest|access-date=January 20, 2009|date=May 19, 1987|publisher=[[Newbank]]|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SJMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB728092E2B326F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Berry No. 1 On AP All-America Team|access-date=January 20, 2009|date=March 11, 1986|publisher=[[Newsbank]]|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]}}</ref>▼

▲During his 12-year playing career, Johnson was a three-time [[NBA All-Star]] as well as four-time second team [[All-NBA]] selection and held numerous records for the Phoenix Suns organization.<ref name="basketball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html|title=Kevin Johnson|publisher=Sports Reference LLC. |access-date=January 20, 2009|archive-date=February 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224201525/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[University of California, Berkeley]], Johnson was named a two-time ~~All-~~[[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10 Conference]] player and an honorable-mention [[All-American]] by the [[Associated Press]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SFCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB4EF462938C214&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Sports Digest|access-date=January 20, 2009|date=May 19, 1987|publisher=[[Newbank]]|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SJMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB728092E2B326F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Berry No. 1 On AP All-America Team|access-date=January 20, 2009|date=March 11, 1986|publisher=[[Newsbank]]|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]}}</ref>

Johnson holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[political science]] from U.C. Berkeley that he completed after his initial retirement from the NBA. Since founding St. HOPE in 1989, Johnson has been active in education reform. As Mayor of Sacramento, Johnson launched two education initiatives: Stand UP and Sacramento READS!, to benefit students in Sacramento. Johnson also helped to deter the [[Sacramento Kings]] basketball team from moving to Anaheim, and, later, to Seattle, Washington.

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Johnson accepted a scholarship to play basketball for the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. As a four-year starter, Johnson ended his college career in 1987 as the school's all-time leader in assists (since eclipsed by [[Jason Kidd]]), steals, and scoring (since eclipsed by [[Lamond Murray]], [[Sean Lampley]], [[Patrick Christopher]], [[Joe Shipp]] and [[Jerome Randle]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calbears.com/documents/2016/11/11/2016_Cal_Info_GUide.pdf|title = 2016 MBB Record Book}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://igs.berkeley.edu/people/nac/johnson.html|title=Kevin Johnson|date=August 16, 2012|publisher= IGS National Advisory Council}}</ref> Johnson was named to the [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|Pac-10's All-Conference]] First Team in his junior and senior seasons, averaging 17.2 points and 5 assists in his final year. He led Cal to the program's first post-season appearances in 26 seasons with NIT bids in 1986 and 1987 and was the first player in the [[Pac-10 Conference]] to post a [[triple-double]].<ref name="calbears.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/johnson_kevin00.html. |title=Kevin Johnson Profile |publisher=Cal Men's Basketball }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1992, Johnson became the first Golden Bear to have his jersey (No. 11) retired.<ref name="calbears.com"/>

Johnson briefly played for Cal's baseball team<ref>[https://archive.today/20130124205615/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6TEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2dYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270,2477407&dq=kevin-johnson+baseball+cal+virtually&hl=enWill Cal's Johnson follow Bo's lead?"]</ref> and the [[Oakland Athletics]] drafted him as a [[shortstop]] in the 23rd round of the [[1986 Major League Baseball draft|1986 MLB draft]]. After playing a couple games with Oakland's minor-league team in [[Modesto, California]] during the summer of 1986, Johnson ended his baseball career, finding the road to professional baseball more arduous and risky compared to basketball.

===Cleveland Cavaliers===

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Johnson received berths to the [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] Team in 1990, 1991, and 1994. In the 1991 All-Star Game in Charlotte, Johnson wore number 41 instead of his familiar number 7. [[NBA on NBC|NBC]] announcers [[Bob Costas]] and [[Mike Fratello]] speculated that the decision represented K.J.'s quiet way of honoring teammate Mark West, the Suns' stoic, largely unrecognized center who thanklessly executed the dirty work on the glass and in the paint.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

In the [[1991 NBA All-Star Game]], Johnson started alongside [[Magic Johnson]] in the Western Conference backcourt. In anticipation of the game, the ''Sporting News'' asked whether K.J. may have surpassed Magic as the best player on the court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html|title=Kevin Johnson|publisher=Sports Reference LLC. |access-date=January 20, 2009|archive-date=February 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224201525/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnske02.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The previous spring in the 1990 Western Conference Semifinals, Johnson led the Suns past Magic's league-best, 63-win [[Los Angeles Lakers]], four games to one. Over the last two games, Johnson closed out the series by averaging 33.5 points and a dozen assists as the Suns won both Game Four and Game Five, with K.J. vastly outplaying Magic Johnson in the fourth quarter of both contests. Indeed, Johnson's clutch performances led Hall of Fame center and NBC commentator [[Bill Walton]] to later remark, "Kevin Johnson ... really came to the top of this league in the 1990 playoffs when he waxed Magic Johnson and the Lakers in the early rounds. Kevin Johnson—and the Suns—taking care of business in 1990, four to one over the Lakers ... Kevin Johnson just totally outplaying Magic."<ref>See NBC's telecast of Game Seven of the 1995 Western Conference Semifinals, Houston at Phoenix, during the second quarter, on May 20, 1995.</ref> Johnson's performance during the 1990 playoffs led the Suns to a second consecutive berth in the Western Conference Finals as Phoenix became the only team to ever defeat [[John Stockton]]'s Jazz (55 wins) and Magic Johnson's Lakers (63 wins) in the same postseason.

Johnson made the playoffs every year of his career after his rookie season, reversing the fortunes of the perennially losing Phoenix Suns. The [[1992–93 Phoenix Suns season|1992–93 Suns]], led by Johnson and new teammate [[Charles Barkley]], posted an NBA-best 62–20 record and managed to make it to the [[1993 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], where they lost to the [[Michael Jordan]]-led [[Chicago Bulls]] four games to two. Johnson averaged 17.8 points and 7.9 assists in the playoffs and established an NBA record for Finals minutes played by logging 62 minutes in Game 3 (a 129–121 triple-OT victory) vs. the Bulls.<ref name="basketball-reference.com"/>

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===International competition===

In the summer of 1994, Johnson played with the [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]], otherwise known as Dream Team II, in the [[1994 FIBA World Championship]], reuniting with old teammate and point guard rival Mark Price to win the gold medal. Johnson led Dream Team II in both total assists (31) and assists per game (3.9), while shooting 47.1% (16–34) from the field and 50.0% (16–32) on two-point field goal attempts. The U.S. head coach, Don Nelson, stated, "I really like having KJ on the court. The thing that stood out is how he sacrificed his scoring to be a distributor of the ball and make his team win. We didn't need his offense on this team. We did need his defense, penetration and assists. He gave us all three."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/news/00382493.html |title=Was There Ever Any Doubt? |first=Jim |last=Brewer |date=February 7, 2002 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422040724/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/00382493.html |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |website=[[NBA.com]] }}</ref>

===Retirement and comeback===

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==The Kevin Johnson Corporation==

The Kevin Johnson Corporation includes operations of several subsidiary organizations specializing in real estate development and management, sports management, and business acquisition. A key component of The Kevin Johnson Corporation includes appearances and public speaking engagements for corporations, academic institutions, and community organizations.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

==St. HOPE==

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On March 5, 2008, Johnson announced he would run for [[List of mayors of Sacramento|mayor of Sacramento]], his hometown, challenging incumbent [[Heather Fargo]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=Terri Hardy |author2=Marcos Bretón | title = Kevin Johnson announces he is running for mayor| work=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date= March 5, 2008| url = http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/762343.html| access-date = March 5, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080306211001/http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/762343.html |archive-date = March 6, 2008}}</ref> Election day was June 3, 2008. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] election, there was a [[Two-round system|runoff]].

Johnson garnered the endorsement of the Sacramento Police Officers Association (SPOA),<ref>[http://cbs13.com/local/kevin.johnson.police.2.686446.html cbs13.com – Police Assoc. Endorses Kevin Johnson For Mayor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328161136/http://cbs13.com/local/kevin.johnson.police.2.686446.html |date=March 28, 2008 }}</ref> the [[Region Builders]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=40276 |author=Jason Kobeley |title=Councilmembers Cohn, Sheedy Shift Alliances; Endorse Johnson for Mayor |date=April 3, 2008 |access-date=April 26, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.kevinjohnsonformayor.com/news/item/id:986/pid:1289 Sacramento Builders Exchange Endorses Kevin | Kevin Johnson for Mayor], kevinjohnsonformayor.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111064746/http://www.kevinjohnsonformayor.com/news/item/id%3A986/pid%3A1289 |date=January 11, 2009 }}</ref> the Chamber of Commerce, Realtors' Association and Labor Council, among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/896521.html|title=Kevin Johnson endorsed by Realtors|author=Mary Lynne Vellinga|date=April 28, 2008|work=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|access-date=April 28, 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815204505/http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/896521.html|archive-date=August 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Johnson was also endorsed by [[Sacramento City Council]] members Steve Cohn (Vice Mayor) and Sandy Sheedy, and by former Sacramento Mayor [[Jimmie R. Yee|Jimmie Yee]].<ref name=officialbio>[http://www.kevinjohnsonformayor.com/about/bio Kevin's Biography – Kevin Johnson for Mayor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705035106/http://www.kevinjohnsonformayor.com/about/bio |date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref>

On June 4, 2008, Kevin Johnson, who led by 8 percentage points, forced a runoff election for mayor versus the two-term incumbent. 374 of 378 precincts were reported, and Johnson was ahead of Mayor Heather Fargo 47% to 40%. Five other candidates split the rest of the vote.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gV_sxP0mFm4zf-Nc5mpMM0NyK9cwD9134F800 Afp.google.com, 3rd-oldest senator wins nomination for 5th term] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The candidates needed more than 50% to win the election.<ref>[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080604-0031-ca-sacramentomayor.html signonsandiego.com, Former NBA star headed for runoff in Sacramento mayoral race]</ref> Third place finisher [[Leonard Padilla]] endorsed Mayor Fargo on June 4, 2008.<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/987573.html sacbee.com, Mayor's race outcome still pending] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607022355/http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/987573.html |date=June 7, 2008 }}</ref> Johnson, by late May, loaned his campaign $500,000 and raised $490,000, while Fargo raised $340,000 despite having started fundraising in 2005.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/04/BAV610VJRK.DTL&type=politics sfgate.com, Incumbent mayor, ex-NBA player headed for runoff]</ref>

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! Votes<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/elections/story/1431464.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815204653/http://www.sacbee.com/elections/story/1431464.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=November 7, 2009 |title=- the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California }}</ref>

! Outcome

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Johnson launched the STAND UP education initiative to increase student achievement in Sacramento schools with $6 million being raised to bring education reform and innovative programming to Sacramento.<ref name="cityofsacramento.org"/>

In 2010, Johnson was the ~~Founding~~founding ~~Chair~~chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Public Schools Task Force and the Co-Chair of [[United States Secretary of Education|U.S. Secretary of Education]] [[Arne Duncan]]'s Mayoral Advisory Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usmayors.org/workforce/documents/2010-6-4ReleaseTaskForceonPublicSchools.pdf|title=Sacramento, CA Mayor Kevin Johnson Appointed Chair of the Newly Created Mayors Task Force on Public Schools}}~~|date=May~~</ref><ref>{{cite ~~10,~~web ~~2010~~|url=http://cityofsacramento.org/mayor/documents/MayorPressRelease042610.pdf |title=Mayor Kevin Johnson Appointed to National Education Task Forces |date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401163256/http://www.cityofsacramento.org/mayor/documents/MayorPressRelease042610.pdf |archive-date=April 1, 2013 }}</ref>

The Greenwise initiative was launched to diversify economic development, go green, and promote Sacramento as the "Emerald Valley."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/vision-of-an-emerald-valley/content?oid=1899722|title= Vision of an Emerald Valley|author= Jeff vonKaenel|publisher= News Review|date=January 6, 2011}}</ref> Sacramento was selected by President Obama to participate in the Better Buildings Challenge which provides federal investment to achieve energy efficiency. Sacramento committed to reducing energy use 20% by 2020 in 12 million square feet of building space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/02/we-cant-wait-president-obama-announces-nearly-4-billion-investment-energ|title=We Can't Wait: President Obama Announces Nearly $4 Billion Investment in Energy Upgrades to Public and Private Buildings|author=Office of the Press Secretary|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=December 2, 2011}}</ref> The Greenwise initiative works to establish programs to achieve this commitment.

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Johnson announced he would run for reelection for Mayor of Sacramento on September 14, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/15/3911661/sacramento-mayor-kevin-johnson.html |title=Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson to seek second term, more congenial council |author=Ryan Lillis |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |date=September 15, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Election day was June 5, 2012. Johnson was challenged by three individuals: Jonathan Michael Rewers, [[Leonard Padilla]], and Richard Jones. Since Johnson received a majority of the vote (more than 50% of the vote), no run-off was required.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.smartvoter.org/2012/06/05/ca/sac/race/5010/|title=Mayor; City of Sacramento Voter Information|publisher= Smart Voter (June 28, 2012).}}</ref> Johnson raised at least $841,394 in his reelection bid and spent $500,000 of that on the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/politics/Sac-mayor-raises-841k-in-re-election-bid/-/11797268/14183982/-/smp46sz/-/index.html|title=Sac mayor raises $841k in re-election bid|author=David Bienick|publisher=KCRA|date=May 25, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127071635/http://www.kcra.com/news/politics/Sac-mayor-raises-841k-in-re-election-bid/-/11797268/14183982/-/smp46sz/-/index.html|archive-date=January 27, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>

Johnson was endorsed by [[Sacramento City Council]] members Angelique Ashby (Vice Mayor), Steve Cohn, and Jay Schenirer. Johnson also received support from the Sacramento Police Officers Association, the Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522, and the Sacramento Metro Chamber along with California Senate pro Tem President [[Darrell Steinberg]], Governor [[Jerry Brown]], and Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.teamkj.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=r7i4zUNLB3M%3d&tabid=39|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120625164829/http://www.teamkj.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=r7i4zUNLB3M%3D&tabid=39|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 25, 2012|title= Moving Sacramento Forward – Mayor Kevin Johnson|access-date= June 28, 2012}}</ref>

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Johnson defeated the three other candidates with 58.74% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sacresults.e-cers.com/resultsSW.aspx?type=CTY&map=MPRC|title= Sacramento County Election Results – Mayor of Sacramento| access-date= June 28, 2012|archive-date= June 10, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120610042318/http://sacresults.e-cers.com/resultsSW.aspx?type=CTY&map=MPRC|url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Leadership roles and accolades==

In June 2012 Johnson was elected the second vice president of the [[United States Conference of Mayors]] (USCM). He became the first Sacramento mayor to be elected to the second vice president position and became the first Sacramento mayor to serve as president, which he was set to assume in 2014. This was the second national leadership position Johnson assumed in 2012, as he was previously elected to the first vice president of the [[National Conference of Black Mayors]], where he assumed the presidency in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47846330/ns/local_news-sacramento_ca/t/sacramento-mayor-takes-big-role-conference-mayors/ |title=Sacramento mayor takes big role in Conference of Mayors |publisher=msnbc |date=June 16, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=~~November~~August ~~2019~~2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After becoming president of the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM), Johnson took steps that resulted in the dissolution of the organization.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://deadspin.com/whos-funding-kevin-johnsons-secret-government-1731005808 |title=Who's Funding Kevin Johnson's Secret Government? |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>

Johnson has served on the board of directors for the University of California Alumni Association, Phoenix Suns Charities, Christian Athlete Ministries, Phoenix Symphony, the School House Foundation, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), and on the advisory board for the Caring Institute.<ref name="igs.berkeley.edu">{{cite web|url= http://igs.berkeley.edu/people/nac/johnson.html|title=Kevin Johnson|publisher= IGS National Advisory Council|access-date=June 28, 2012}}</ref>

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===Sexual assault and harassment allegations===

A teenager told Phoenix police in 1996 that Johnson had allegedly [[molested]] her in his home during the summer of 1995, when she was sixteen years old. During a phone conversation secretly recorded by detectives, Johnson apologized to the girl after she confronted him with the accusation. However, he also stated that "what you're saying happened, I'm not entirely agreeing happened."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-05-22/news/can-former-phoenix-sun-kevin-johnson-overcome-his-past-to-become-sacramento-s-mayor/| title = Can Former Phoenix Sun Kevin Johnson Overcome His Past to Become Sacramento's Mayor?| date = May 22, 2008 | access-date = May 22, 2008| archive-date = May 30, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080530023133/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2008-05-22/news/can-former-phoenix-sun-kevin-johnson-overcome-his-past-to-become-sacramento-s-mayor/| url-status = dead}}</ref> ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]'' stated that they had received a copy of a proposed settlement agreement, under which Johnson would have paid the girl's family $230,000.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Hardy, Terri |author2=Korber, Dorothy | url = http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/951761.html| title = Johnson agreed to pay teen girl $230,000, draft of document shows| date = May 20, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081203011947/http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/951761.html|archive-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> After conducting an investigation, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office declined to prosecute, on the grounds that there was not a reasonable likelihood of conviction.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1997-05-08/news/the-summer-of-95/| title = The Summer of '95| date = May 8, 1997 | access-date = May 11, 2008| archive-date = October 18, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018144827/http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1997-05-08/news/the-summer-of-95/| url-status = dead}}</ref> On October 8, 2015, press accounts surfaced of a 1996 police video which showed detectives saying there was a likely chance that he was abusing her and others.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://deadspin.com/police-video-shows-teen-girl-graphically-accusing-kevin-1735279363| title = Police Video Shows Teen Girl Graphically Accusing Kevin Johnson Of Sexual Abuse| date = October 8, 2015 | access-date = October 9, 2015}}</ref>

===High school investigation===

On April 16, 2008, rival mayoral candidate Leonard Padilla distributed a 2007 report of similar allegations made against Johnson at St. HOPE [[Sacramento Charter High School|Sacramento High School]]; these accusations were investigated by local police, but no charges were filed. On April 29, 2008, a group of female civic leaders that included former Sacramento Mayor [[Anne Rudin]], Sacramento Municipal Utility District board member Genevieve Shiroma, and former State Senator [[Deborah Ortiz]] demanded the release of the police report on the matter.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.kcra.com/news/16058863/detail.html | title = Women Seek Release of Kevin Johnson Files |publisher=KCRA| date = April 29, 2008 | access-date = May 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20080516180255~~20120306032600/http://www.kcra.com/news/16058863/detail.html|archive-date=~~May~~Mar 166, ~~2008~~2012 }}</ref>

The teacher to whom the student initially brought the complaint subsequently resigned over the incident, claiming, "St. HOPE sought to intimidate the student through an illegal interrogation and even had the audacity to ask me to change my story."<ref name="Investigation of girl's allegations against Kevin Johnson raises questions">{{cite news|url=http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/889083.html|title=Investigation of girl's allegations against Kevin Johnson raises questions|author1=Hardy, Terri|date=May 7, 2008|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=May 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429020357/http://www.sacbee.com/101/v-print/story/889083.html|archive-date=April 29, 2008|author2=Korber, Dorothy}}</ref> Two classmates and a school counselor confirmed the teacher's version of events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/101/v-print/story/889083.html |title=~~Archived~~Investigation ~~copy~~of girl's allegations against Kevin Johnson raises questions - sacbee.com |website=www.sacbee.com |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429020357/http://www.sacbee.com/101/v-print/story/889083.html |archive-date=April 29, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel responded, saying, "I think the allegations at the school were handled in the way that you would want them handled. Immediately they followed all the normal protocols that they were supposed to follow. I think it was pretty clear there was nothing there... We did ask the young lady whether anyone had influenced her—her answer was no."<ref name="Investigation of girl's allegations against Kevin Johnson raises questions"/> The Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness said on May 30, 2008, that Johnson's actions, though ill-advised, were not illegal.<ref>''[[USA Today]]'', May 31, 2008, [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2008-05-31-2628919317_x.htm Sacramento sheriff won't reopen Johnson probe]</ref>

===St. HOPE Academy's misuse of AmeriCorps funds===

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===Problems with real estate===

In 2007, ''The Sacramento Bee'' investigated Johnson's real estate holdings in the [[Oak Park, Sacramento, California|Oak Park]] neighborhood of Sacramento and found that more than half the properties owned by Johnson and his entities had been cited for various code violations, including fire risk from overgrown vegetation, dead animals, junk and debris on the properties, as well as decaying and fire-damaged buildings. A local group, Oak Park United against Slumlords (OPUS), complained that Johnson was "stopping progress" in the neighborhood by refusing to develop some of its key properties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/431260-p4.html |title=~~Archived~~News ~~copy~~- Investigative Report: Neglect taints a star's legacy - sacbee.com |website=www.sacbee.com |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044748/http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/431260-p4.html |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevin Johnson Has Little Use For Your Meat|url=https://deadspin.com/kevin-johnson-has-little-use-for-your-meat-311180|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=Deadspin|date=October 16, 2007 |language=en-us}}</ref>

===Pieing incident===

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==Personal life==

Johnson married [[Michelle Rhee]], the former Chancellor of the [[District of Columbia Public Schools|District of Columbia School System]], on September 3, 2011, in front of 40 people at a [[Blackberry Farm (resort)|Tennessee mountain resort]].<ref name="washingtonpost.com">Reliable Source blog: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/michelle-rhee-and-kevin-johnson-kept-their-wedding-under-the-radar/2011/09/07/gIQAZIXIAK_blog.html Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson kept their wedding under the radar], ''The Washington Post'' (September 7, 2011). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref> They had originally planned to get married the year before,<ref>Reliable Source blog: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100825180546/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/08/michelle_rhee_and_kevin_johnso.html Michelle Rhee and Kevin Johnson downsize their wedding], ''The Washington Post'' (August 25, 2010). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref> but decided to postpone it in the wake of a large amount of media attention to their nuptials.<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/07/3889552/sacrramento-mayor-johnson-rhee.html Sacramento Mayor Johnson, Rhee marry quietly in Tennessee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925061301/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/07/3889552/sacrramento-mayor-johnson-rhee.html |date=September 25, 2011 }}, ''The Sacramento Bee'' (September 7, 2011). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of ~~National~~NBA ~~Basketball Association~~franchise career ~~assists~~scoring leaders]]

* [[List of ~~National Basketball Association~~NBA career ~~playoff~~ assists leaders]]

* [[List of ~~National Basketball~~NBA ~~Association~~career ~~single-game~~playoff assists leaders]]

* [[List of ~~National Basketball Association~~NBA single-game ~~steals~~assists leaders]]

* [[List of NBA single-game steals leaders]]

==References==

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* [http://www.thinkbigsacramento.com/ Think Big Sacramento]

* [http://www.sacramentoreads.com/ Sacramento READS!]

* [http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Phoenix_Police.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf#page=32 Allegations of sexual misconduct with minor by Kevin Johnson found in the 16-year-old alleged victim's statement in the Phoenix Police Department Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326220451/http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Phoenix_Police.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf#page=32 |date=March 26, 2009 }}

* [http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Phoenix_Police.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf#page=80 Transcript of recorded conversation between Kevin Johnson (KJ) and alleged victim (AK) contained in Phoenix Police Department Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326220451/http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Phoenix_Police.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf#page=80 |date=March 26, 2009 }}

* [http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Child_Abuse_Report.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf 4/30/07 Suspected Child Abuse Report filed alleged against Kevin Johnson at ST Hope Sacramento High] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326220455/http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2008/04/15/21/Child_Abuse_Report.source.prod_affiliate.4.pdf |date=March 26, 2009 }}

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