Ann Johnston is an American politician who served as the 77th mayor of Stockton, California from 2009 until 2013.
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.
[2] Years later, Johnston declared her candidacy for the city's mayor in the 2008 election, 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.