Randy Johnson (Minnesota elected official)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". 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
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
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
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- ↑ 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)
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