Jeff Johnson

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
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Commissioner of Hennepin County
Assumed office
January 1, 2009
Preceded byPenny Steele
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 is the Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district,[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

  1. "About Jeff (on campaign website)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. DL native launches Governor campaign. http://www.dl-online.com/content/dl-native-launches-governor-campaign. Retrieved 2018-08-15. 
  3. "Hennepin County profile". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13.
  4. "GOP profile webpage".