Joel Johnson

Joel Johnson
Michigan House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent
In office
January 1, 2011-Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$71,685/year
Per diem	$10,800 yearly expense allowance
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms
Education
Bachelor's	Michigan State University
Personal
Profession	Business Owner
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Joel Johnson is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing District 97 since January 1, 2011.

Johnson is the owner and operator of a small local farm in Michigan. He is a former president of the Clare Area Chamber of Commerce. He has also been a manager of Johnson Elevator.

Johnson holds a degree in Agricultural Business Management from Michigan State University.

Issues

Campaign themes

Johnson's website highlights the following campaign themes:

• Excerpt:"To protect and defend the constitution"
• Excerpt:"To help protect and create jobs in Michigan "
• Excerpt:"To make government accountable to the people "
• Excerpt:"To cut waste in government spending and reduce the tax burden "
• Excerpt:"To create a friendly business climate in Michigan "

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Johnson served on these committees:

Michigan Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture
• Insurance
• Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

Elections

2012

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Johnson won re-election in the 2012 election for Michigan House of Representatives District 97. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Chris Breznau (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 97, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joel Johnson Incumbent	61.8%	23,295
	Democratic	Chris Breznau	38.2%	14,387
Total Votes				37,682

2010

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010

Johnson won election to the District 97 Seat in 2010. He defeated Kim Emmons, George Gilmore, Tom Kerrins and Roy Morrison in the August 3 Republican primary. He defeated Mark Lightfoot (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Michigan House of Representatives, District 97 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Joel Johnson (R)		16,818
Mark Lightfoot (D)		10,657
Brandon Dickhausen (L)		1,392

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Johnson raised $71,333 in contributions.

His five largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Johnson, Joel	$7,254
Michigan Farm Bureau	$5,000
Clare County Republicans	$1,500
Amerisure Insurance Companies	$1,500
Michigan Insurance Coalition	$1,500

Recent news

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Joel Johnson News Feed

• Standish prepares to host annual Loyalty Day Parade - The Arenac County Independent

Scorecards

Tea Party Scorecard

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.

January 2011 - March 2012

Joel Johnson received a 83% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.

Personal

Johnson and his wife Dawn have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
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