{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Debbie Johnson | caption = | state = Minnesota | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 49th | term_start = January 3, 2001 | term_end = January 4, 2011 | preceded = Paula Hanson | succeeded = Michelle Benson | majority = | party = Republican | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|01|mf=y}} | birth_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = legislator | children = 2 }}
'''Debbie J. Johnson''' (born October 1, 1957) is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 49, which includes portions of Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, she was first elected to the Senate in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Prior to the 2002 redistricting, she represented the old District 50.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10287|title = Johnson, Debbie J. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present}}</ref>
Johnson was a member of the Senate's Capital Investment Committee, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee, and the Taxes Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10287 |title=Senator Debbie J. Johnson (R) District 49 |website=www.senate.leg.state.mn.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502161914/http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10287 |archive-date=2009-05-02}}</ref> Her special legislative concerns included education, commerce, jobs, transportation, and taxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10287|title = Johnson, Debbie J. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present}}</ref>
On February 13, 2010, Johnson lost her bid for endorsement to challenger Michelle Benson, also of Ham Lake, at the party's senate district convention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/02/sd49-republicans-dump-johnson-on-second-ballot/|title = SD49 Republicans dump Johnson on second ballot|date = 15 February 2010}}</ref> She later announced that she would not seek a fourth term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_15100073?source=rss|title = Sen. Moua will not run for reelection|date = 15 May 2010}}</ref>
Johnson is the parent of two children.
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|10287}} *[http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10287 Senator Johnson Web Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502161914/http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10287 |date=2009-05-02 }} *[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=60 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Debbie Johnson] *[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=54779 Project Vote Smart - Senator Debbie Johnson Profile]
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