Listener. Communicator. Community Leader.
Bob Johnson
for Saginaw City Council 2026
A voice for those who feel unheard.
Lifelong Saginaw resident · Community advocate · Former journalist
About Bob
Bob Johnson is a native of Saginaw, and a proud Saginaw High Trojan. For more than 15 years, he reported for The Saginaw News, becoming a trusted voice for the city. A lifelong resident, Bob Johnson is deeply embedded in the Saginaw community, and he brings that spirit of Saginaw to everything he does. Now, he wants to represent this city and its people, who have always helped him strive for positive change.
- Trusted voice — 15 years telling Saginaw’s stories
- Community leader — serving organizations that strengthen neighborhoods
- Small business advocate — helping local entrepreneurs succeed
- Accessible leadership — listening first, leading together
Current experience
- Positive Results Downtown, board of directors
- Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity, trustee
- Juneteenth Committee
- African Cultural Center
- Power of Dad, mentor
- Saginaw County Community Corrections Advisory Board, vice president
- Bridge Center for Racial Harmony, co-director
- Saginaw YMCA
- CMURC
- National Association of Black Journalists
Past experience
- East Side Soup Kitchen
- First Ward Community Services, president
- Saginaw Area Fireworks
- Public Libraries of Saginaw
Paid for by The Friends of Bob Johnson, 203 S. Washington Suite 260, Saginaw, MI 48607.