# John Warren Johnson

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{{short description|American politician (1929–2023)}}
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thumb|upright|Johnson in the 1967 Minnesota Legislative Manual
'''John Warren Johnson''' (January 29, 1929 – January 6, 2023) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota), Johnson went to [Southwest High School](/source/Southwest_High_School_(Minnesota)) in Minneapolis. He then received his bachelor's degree in [economics](/source/economics) and [political science](/source/political_science) from [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) in 1951. He then served in the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy). He was the vice-president for the [American Collectors Association](/source/American_Collectors_Association). From 1963 to 1967, Johnson served on the Minneapolis City Council. Then, from 1966 to 1974, Johnson served in the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) and was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). In the 1974 election, Johnson was the Republican nominee for [Governor of Minnesota](/source/Governor_of_Minnesota) and lost the election.<ref>[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10291 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-John W. Johnson]</ref><ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=22048 OurCampaigns.com-John W. Johnson]</ref> Johnson died on January 6, 2023, at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Obituary: Remembering Former ACA CEO John W. Johnson |url=https://www.acainternational.org/news/obituary-remembering-former-aca-ceo-john-w-johnson/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=ACA International |language=en-US}}</ref>

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