Jeff Johnson

American politician from Minnesota

Jeff Johnson (born November 11, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000 and from 2001 until 2007. He left office to run unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2006.

Jeff Johnson
Commissioner of Hennepin County
In office
January 1, 2009 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byPenny Steele
Succeeded byKevin Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 43A district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007
Succeeded bySarah Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 34B district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Preceded byTodd Van Dellen
Succeeded byKurt Zellers
Personal details
Born (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 58)
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Sondi Johnson
Children2
EducationConcordia College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Johnson was the Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district, having been elected in 2009.[1][2][3] He was elected as the Republican National Committeeman from Minnesota in April 2011.[4]

On May 10, 2017, Johnson announced that he would run again for Governor of Minnesota. On August 14, 2018, Johnson defeated former Governor Tim Pawlenty in the primary to become the party's nominee to challenge Democrat Tim Walz. He lost the general election to Walz in November 2018.

References

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  1. "About Jeff (on campaign website)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. "DL native launches Governor campaign". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. "Hennepin County profile". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13.
  4. "GOP profile webpage".