# Debbie Johnson

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{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](/source/Paula_Hanson)
| succeeded    = [Michelle Benson](/source/Michelle_Benson)
| majority     = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|01|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = 
| alma_mater   = 
| occupation   = [legislator](/source/legislator)
| children     = 2 
}}

'''Debbie J. Johnson''' (born October 1, 1957) is an American politician and a former member of the [Minnesota Senate](/source/Minnesota_Senate) who represented District 49, which includes portions of [Anoka County](/source/Anoka_County%2C_Minnesota) in the northern [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area. A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota), she was first elected to the Senate in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Prior to the 2002 [redistricting](/source/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](/source/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.

==References==
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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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Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:Republican Party Minnesota state senators
Category:People from Ham Lake, Minnesota
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature

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