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Chris Johnson (Maine)
Chris Johnson is a former Democratic member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 13 from 2012 to 2016. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 14, 2012.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Judiciary |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education and Cultural Affairs |
| • Marine Resources, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[3]
Dana Dow defeated incumbent Chris Johnson in the Maine State Senate District 13 general election.[4]
| Maine State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dana Dow |
52.65% | 12,131 | |
| Democratic | Chris Johnson Incumbent | 47.35% | 10,909 | |
| Total Votes | 23,040 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Chris Johnson ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Maine State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Chris Johnson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Dana Dow ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Maine State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dana Dow (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. District 20 incumbent Chris Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Leslie Fossel was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson defeated Fossel in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Johnson Incumbent |
49.1% | 9,492 | |
| Republican | Leslie Fossel | 47.4% | 9,146 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.5% | 676 | |
| Total Votes | 19,314 | |||
2012
General election
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012
Johnson won re-election in 2012. He ran unopposed in the June 12, 2012, Democratic primary, and defeated Leslie Fossel (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Johnson Incumbent |
50.4% | 10,943 | |
| Republican | Leslie Fossel | 49.6% | 10,772 | |
| Total Votes | 21,715 | |||
Special election
Johnson defeated Rep. Dana Dow (R) in the special election on February 14, 2012. Johnson garnered 54 percent of the vote. The election of Johnson was seen as a significant upset.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Johnson |
53.7% | 3,369 | |
| Republican | Dana Dow | 46.3% | 2,902 | |
| Total Votes | 6,271 | |||
2010
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010
Johnson was defeated by Republican incumbent David Trahan in the November 2 general election.[14]
In the June 8th primary election, Johnson ran unopposed.[14]
| Maine State Senate, District 20 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Christopher Johnson
|
2,925 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Johnson and his wife, Valerie, have two children.[15]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Chris + Johnson + Maine + Legislature
See also
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine State Senate
- Maine Senate Committees
- Maine Joint Committees
- Maine state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012 general election, 2012 special election, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Kennebec Journal, "Senate District 20 upset stirs debate," February 15, 2011
- ↑ Knox Village Soup, "Johnson sworn in by as new state Senator," February 22, 2012
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Maine Summary Vote Totals," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ Kennebec Journal, "Senate District 20 upset stirs debate," February 15, 2011
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2010 Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Chris Johnson's Biography," accessed March 20, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Trahan (R) |
Maine Senate District 20 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Dana Dow (R) |
