Clark Johnson
Clark Johnson is a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 19A from 2013 to 2019. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 12, 2013.
On January 8, 2018, Johnson announced that he would not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture Finance |
| • Agriculture Policy |
| • Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture Finance |
| • Agriculture Policy |
| • Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance |
| • Transportation Policy and Finance |
2013-2014
Following his election, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture Policy |
| • Environment and Natural Resources Policy |
| • Health and Human Services Policy |
| • Transportation Finance |
Campaign themes
2016
Johnson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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I am honored to serve as State Representative. I work hard on behalf of my neighbors in District 19A. I’m focused on:
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| —Clark Johnson[3] | ||
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Clark Johnson defeated Kim Spears in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A general election.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 19A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Clark Johnson Incumbent |
52.73% | 11,158 | |
| Republican | Kim Spears | 47.27% | 10,003 | |
| Total Votes | 21,161 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Clark Johnson ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 19A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Clark Johnson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Kim Spears ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A Republican primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 19A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kim Spears (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Clark Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kim Spears was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson defeated Spears in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Clark Johnson Incumbent |
54.1% | 7,458 | |
| Republican | Kim Spears | 45.8% | 6,313 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 13,791 | |||
2013
Johnson won election in the special election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 19A. The seat was vacant following Terry Morrow's (D) resignation in order to accept a job in Chicago as legislative director at the Uniform Law Commission. Morrow announced that he would be resigning his seat, which he won re-election to on November 6, 2012, on January 7, 2013. Johnson defeated Peter Strand, Robin Courrier and Karl Johnson in the Democratic primary on January 29. Johnson was endorsed by the party convention, but due to the late timing of the convention, all four candidates were still in the primary.[11][12][13] Johnson defeated Allen Quist (R) and Tim Gieseke (I) in the special election on February 12, 2013.[14][15][16]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 19A, General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Clark Johnson |
53.7% | 2,680 | |
| Republican | Allen Quist | 36.1% | 1,801 | |
| Independence | Tim Gieseke | 10.2% | 511 | |
| Total Votes | 4,992 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from March 8 through May 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 6 through May 18.
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2014
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In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 20.
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, Rep. Clark Johnson won't seek re-election, accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Clark Johnson for MN, "Main page," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Post, "DFLers endorse candidates for special elections in House Districts 14A, 19A," January 21, 2013
- ↑ The Journal, "Mankato teacher, union leader to run for Morrow seat in House," December 27, 2012
- ↑ The Journal, "Clark Johnson, Jim Golgart enter 19A race," January 4, 2013
- ↑ St. Peter Herald, "Johnson wins House District 19A special primary election," January 29, 2013
- ↑ Politics in Minnesota, "Johnson, Theis win House special elections," February 13, 2013
- ↑ minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us, "Official special election results," accessed November 15, 2013
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| Preceded by Bruce Anderson (R) |
Minnesota State House District 19A 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Jeff Brand (D) |
