Beverly Johnson is a California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 attorney and politician, former Mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of Alameda, California

Alameda, California

Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...

. She was first elected to Alameda City Council in 1998. In 2002, she ran for Mayor and was elected. She was elected again as Mayor in 2006. Her term ended in December 2010. Johnson is a family law attorney practicing under the name "Johnson Family Law" in Alameda.

Johnson's 2002 re-election was tainted by newspaper articles suggesting possible election law chicanery on the part of actors close to Don Perata

Don Perata

Don Richard Perata is a California Democratic politician, who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 ballot for Mayor of Oakland...

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On March 11, 2010 Johnson announced that she was running for Alameda County Supervisor for District 3.