Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)

Jeff Johnson (born November 11, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000 and served there from 2001 to 2007. Johnson left the legislature to run for state attorney general in 2006, but was defeated. Johnson served as a Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district from 2009 to 2021. He was elected as the Republican National Committeeman from Minnesota in April 2011. Johnson was the Republican nominee for governor of Minnesota in 2014, losing to incumbent Democrat Mark Dayton, and again in 2018, losing to the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Tim Walz.

Jeff Johnson
Member of the
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
from the 7th district
In office
January 1, 2009 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byPenny Steele
Succeeded byKevin Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 43A district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byTom Workman
Succeeded bySarah Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 34B district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2003
Preceded byTodd Van Dellen
Succeeded byKurt Zellers
Personal details
Born (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSondi Johnson
Children2
EducationConcordia College (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Websitejohnsonforgovernor.org
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