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

  1. ^ "Longtime county commissioner Randy Johnson retiring". MPR News. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. ^ "Randy Johnson, Hennepin County's longest-serving board member, retires". Star Tribune.
  3. ^ Hennepin County Map and Information Archived 2009-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Hon. Randy Johnson | Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE)". www.gcseglobal.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. ^ a b Randy Johnson Biography Archived 2010-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ "ArcNews Spring 2008 Issue -- Commissioner Randy Johnson Evangelizes Importance of GIS at Local and National Level". www.esri.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Johnson_(Minnesota_elected_official)
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