Randy Johnson (Minnesota elected official)

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]

Randy Johnson
Member of the
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
from the 5th district
In office
1979–2017
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpousePolly
Children2
Residence(s)Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationMacalester College (BA)
University of Minnesota (JD)

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]

Jonhson 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. 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.


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