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1st there was Johnson

  • Published November 16, 2013

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Before Bill de Blasio became mayor of New York with his interracial marriage and mixed family supporting him.  Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, married his supporting bride, Michelle Rhee (former chancellor of the District of Columbia School Systems) in September 2011.


Published by:   Chandra
Posted in:   Politics
Tags: blended, family, interracial marriage, interracial relationships, marriage, mayor, mixed, politics, relationships, wife

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