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Byron Brown | |
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62nd Mayor of Buffalo | |
Assumed office January 1, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Masiello |
Chair of the New York Democratic Party | |
In office May 23, 2016 – January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sheila Comar |
Succeeded by | Jay Jacobs |
Member of the New York Senate from the 60th district | |
In office January 8, 2003 – December 31, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Mary Lou Rath |
Succeeded by | Marc Coppola |
Member of the New York Senate from the 57th district | |
In office January 1, 2001 – January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Al Coppola |
Succeeded by | Patricia McGee |
Member of the Buffalo Common Council from the Masten district | |
In office January 1, 1996 – January 1, 2001 | |
Preceded by | David Collins |
Succeeded by | Antoine Thompson |
Personal details | |
Born | Byron William Brown September 24, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (1995–present) Buffalo Party (2021) |
Spouse | Michelle Austin |
Children | 1 |
Education | Buffalo State College (BA) |
Website | Official website |
Byron William Brown II (born September 24, 1958) is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo, New York. He is Buffalo's 62nd mayor and has served since January 2006. He is the city's first African-American mayor and longest-serving mayor of Buffalo. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council. He is the first African-American politician elected to the New York State Senate to represent a district outside New York City and the first member of any minority race to represent a majority-white New York State Senate district.
Brown was born and raised in Queens, New York. He rose to office after serving in a variety of political roles. He began his political career as an aide to local representatives in several legislative bodies (Buffalo Common Council, Erie County Legislature, and New York State Assembly) and later became involved in a regional political organization. After several roles as a legislative aide, he was appointed to the Erie County cabinet-level Director of Equal Employment Opportunity post.
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