Bob Johnson (Arkansas state senator)

Bob Johnson (born October 23, 1962) is a Democratic former member of the Arkansas State Senate and of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was President Pro Tempore of the Senate for the 87th General Assembly session from 2009 to 2011.[1]

For the Arkansas state representative (born 1953) of Jacksonville, Arkansas, see Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative). For the U.S. senator from Arkansas, see Robert Ward Johnson.
Bob Johnson
President pro tempore of the
Arkansas Senate
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byJack Critcher
Succeeded byPaul Bookout
Member of the Arkansas Senate
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byAllen Gordon
Succeeded byJason Rapert
Constituency25th district (2001–2003)
18th district (2003–2011)
80th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byBobby Hogue
Succeeded byShane Broadway
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 8, 2001
Preceded byArmil O. Curran
Succeeded byCharles L. Ormond
Personal details
Born (1962-10-23) October 23, 1962
Little Rock, Arkansas
Political partyDemocratic

Background

Johnson was born in the state capital, Little Rock. He is a graduate of Bigelow High School and has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

He resides in Bigelow in Perry County with his wife and three children. He is a partner with his two brothers in several family businesses, including construction. His church affiliation is Baptist.

Political career

He served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000. He was HKouse Speaker in 1999 and 2000. Thirty-five at the time he became Speaker, he was then youngest man in Arkansas history to hold that position.[2] Johnson is one of a handful of Arkansas legislators who have served both as Speaker of the House and as President Pro Tem of the Senate.

Johnson served in the Senate from 2001 to 2011, when he retired because of term limits. He represented Senate District 18, which comprises Conway, Perry, and Van Buren counties and portions of Cleburne, Faulkner, Pope, and Saline counties. As Senate President Pro Tem, he was in line to be acting governor when both the governor and the lieutenant governor are out of the state at the same time. He was a member of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs, as well as the Joint Budget Committee, the Joint Performance Review Committee and the Senate Efficiency Committee.[2]

References
  1. "Bob Johnson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. "Senator Bob Johnson (D)". Arkansas State Legislature. Retrieved 10 January 2014.


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