William A. Bill Johnson Jr. was the first African-American elected mayor of the City of Rochester New York. Elected in November 1993 Johnson was the 64th mayor of the city and was re-elected in 1997 and 2001. Although he received 78% of the votes in 2001 he announced that he would not seek a fourth term and was succeeded in 2006 by former Rochester Police Chief and current New York State Lieutenant-Governor Robert Duffy.
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