Ann Johnston (American politician)

Mayor Ann Johnston
Mayor of Stockton, California
In office January 6, 2009 – January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Edward Chavez
Succeeded by	Anthony Silva
Member of the Stockton City Council
In office 1995–2002
Preceded by	Dale Fritchen
Personal details
Political party	Democratic

Ann Johnston is an American politician who served as mayor of Stockton, California from 2009 until 2013.^[1] She ran for re-election in 2012 but was defeated by Anthony Silva.

Political career

Johnston served as a Lodi Unified School District Board Member from 1979 to 1992. Several years later, in 1994, Johnston ran for the Stockton City Council and won. She successfully ran for re-election in 1998 and left the office in 2002.^[2]

Years later, Johnston declared her candidacy for the city's mayor and won, receiving 55.8% of the vote. On June 28, 2012, during her tenure as mayor, the City of Stockton filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, making it the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, until Detroit filed for bankruptcy the next year.^[3]

Electoral history

Mayor of Stockton

Stockton Mayoral election results, November 4, 2008^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Johnston	42,224	55.84
	N/A	Clem Lee	33,144	43.83
Total votes			75,613	100.0

Stockton Mayoral election results, November 6, 2012^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Silva	43,991	59.24
	Democratic	Ann Johnston (incumbent)	30,263	40.76
Total votes			74,254	100.0

References

1. http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/11/04/ca/sj/vote/johnston_a/bio.html
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408090846/http://www.stocktongov.com/government/council/mayor.html
3. "Stockton, California files for bankruptcy". Reuters. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
4. "2008 general election results". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
5. "2012 general election results". Retrieved November 19, 2016.