https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6187040&GUID=2364AA39-B572-4F7F-A6A3-A46C09864763Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6187040&GUID=2364AA39-B572-4F7F-A6A3-A46C098647632364AA39-B572-4F7F-A6A3-A46C09864763-2023-05-25-20-45-29Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER BRANDON JOHNSON WHEREAS, after four (4) years of exemplary service as a public servant, Commissioner Brandon Johnson will vacate his seat as Cook County Commissioner of the 1stdistrict; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Johnson grew up with nine siblings in a three-bedroom house with one and a half bathrooms in Elgin; and WHEREAS, his parents were pastors and foster parents; Johnson was a volunteer at his father's church, leading the youth group and driving a church van; and WHEREAS, Brandon and his wife Stacie live in the Austin community, where they are raising their children Owen, Ethan and Braedyn; and WHEREAS, Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in human services, Youth Development Programming, and Management and a master's degree in teaching from Aurora University; and WHEREAS, Johnson worked as a social studies teacher at Jenner Academy Elementary and George Westinghouse College Prep, both part of the Chicago Public Schools system; and WHEREAS, he became an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union in 2011, and helped Thu, 25 May 2023 20:45:29 GMT