By Marcos Breton - mbreton@sacbee.com
Last Updated 9:35 am PST Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Kevin Johnson will announce Wednesday evening that he will challenge incumbent Heather Fargo in the Sacramento mayor's race, Johnson's campaign officials confirmed.
Johnson, a Sacramento landowner and developer who was an all-star basketball player at the University of California and with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA, founded St. HOPE, the nonprofit organization that runs Sacramento Charter High School. He has until 5 p.m. Friday to submit nomination papers to the City Clerk's Office. He will make his official announcement at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, campaign sources said.
Fargo is seeking her third term as mayor in the June 3 election.
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