Randy Johnson (Minnesota elected official)
Randy Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from the 5th district | |
| In office 1979–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Polly |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Macalester College (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
Randy Johnson is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from 1979 to 2017.[1][2][3]
Education
[edit]Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Macalester College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School.[4]
Career
[edit]First elected in 1978, Johnson was re-elected to seven consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving commissioner since the county's founding in 1852.[5] Johnson announced he would not seek reelection in the summer of 2016.[6]
During his tenure, Johnson represented all or portions of the suburban cities of Bloomington, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie and Richfield.[5]
Johnson served as chair of the county board of commissioners in 2008. He previously chaired the county board from 1997 through 2000, and from 2004 through 2007.[7]
Johnson served as a member of the Federal Geographic Data Committee.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Longtime county commissioner Randy Johnson retiring". MPR News. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Randy Johnson, Hennepin County's longest-serving board member, retires". Star Tribune.
- ^ Hennepin County Map and Information Archived 2009-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hon. Randy Johnson | Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE)". www.gcseglobal.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ a b Randy Johnson Biography Archived 2010-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Randy Johnson will step down from Hennepin County Board after 38 years - StarTribune.com". www.startribune.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-19.
- ^ Mike Kaszuba. "Defending health care, transit; For Hennepin board, a right turn; Johnson returns to chairmanship amid partisan squabbling.", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 7, 2004. (HighBeam)
- ^ "ArcNews Spring 2008 Issue -- Commissioner Randy Johnson Evangelizes Importance of GIS at Local and National Level". www.esri.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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