Byron Brown

Byron William Brown II (born September 24, 1958) is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo, New York. He has served as Buffalo's 62nd mayor since January 2006, the city's first African-American mayor and longest-serving mayor. 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.

For other people named Byron Brown, see Byron Brown (disambiguation).

Byron Brown
62nd Mayor of Buffalo
Assumed office
January 1, 2006
Preceded byAnthony Masiello
Chair of the New York Democratic Party
In office
May 23, 2016 – January 14, 2019
Preceded bySheila Comar
Succeeded byJay Jacobs
Member of the New York Senate
from the 60th district
In office
January 8, 2003 – December 31, 2005
Preceded byMary Lou Rath
Succeeded byMarc Coppola
Member of the New York Senate
from the 57th district
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 8, 2003
Preceded byAl Coppola
Succeeded byPatricia McGee
Member of the Buffalo Common Council
from the Masten district
In office
January 1, 1996 – January 1, 2001
Preceded byDavid Collins
Succeeded byAntoine Thompson
Personal details
Born
Byron William Brown

(1958-09-24) September 24, 1958
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (1995–present)
Buffalo Party (2021)
SpouseMichelle Austin
Children1
EducationBuffalo State College (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

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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