Craig Johnson, Alaska Representative
Craig Johnson (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 17, 2023. He left office on January 21, 2025.
Johnson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alaska House of Representatives to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Johnson was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 24 from 2007 to 2017.
Biography
Craig Johnson lives in Alaska. Johnson graduated from Miami High School in Oklahoma. He attended Northeast Oklahoma A&M from 1973 to 1975 and Oklahoma State University from 1975 to 1977. Johnson's professional experience includes working as a legislative aide from 1997 to 1999 and 2004 to 2006, a general manager of the Alaska Journal of Commerce and Alaska Military Weekly and vice president/general manager of KYMG radio.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Johnson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Rules Committee, Chair
- House State Affairs Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- Legislative Council Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Resources |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Economic Development, Trade & Tourism |
| • Fisheries |
| • Legislative Council |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Johnson served on the following committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Resources |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Economic Development, Trade & Tourism |
| • Fisheries |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Johnson served on these committees:[2]
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Armed Services, Alternating Chair |
| • Fisheries, Vice Chair |
| • Labor & Commerce, Vice Chair |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, Alternating Chair |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Johnson served on these committees:
| Alaska committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Resources, Co-Chair |
| • State Affairs |
| • Transportation, Vice Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 10
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Charles Kopp in round 1 .
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Total votes: 7,581 |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10
Charles Kopp and incumbent Craig Johnson advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Kopp (R) | 60.5 | 1,449 |
| ✔ |  | Craig Johnson (R) | 39.5 | 947 |
| Total votes: 2,396 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Magee (Undeclared)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
Pledges
Johnson signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 10
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Craig Johnson in round 1 .
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Total votes: 6,792 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sue Levi (D)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10
Craig Johnson, Sue Levi, Caroline Storm, and Mikel Insalaco advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 10 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Johnson (R) | 49.5 | 2,396 |
| ✔ |  | Sue Levi (D) | 23.4 | 1,135 |
| ✔ |  | Caroline Storm (D) | 22.5 | 1,090 |
| ✔ | Mikel Insalaco (L) | 4.6 | 223 | |
| Total votes: 4,844 | |||
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2016
- See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Alaska State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016. Incumbent Lesil McGuire (R) did not seek re-election.
Natasha A. Von Imhof defeated Forrest J. McDonald and Tom Johnson in the Alaska State Senate District L general election.[3][4]
| Alaska State Senate, District L General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Natasha A. Von Imhof |
51.99% | 7,645 | |
| Democratic | Forrest J. McDonald | 40.61% | 5,971 | |
| Independent | Tom Johnson | 7.40% | 1,088 | |
| Total Votes | 14,704 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
Forrest J. McDonald defeated Roselynn Cacy in the Alaska State Senate District L Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Alaska State Senate, District L Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Forrest J. McDonald |
63.39% | 930 | |
| Democratic | Roselynn Cacy | 36.61% | 537 | |
| Total Votes | 1,467 | |||
Natasha A. Von Imhof defeated Craig W. Johnson and Jeff Landfield in the Alaska State Senate District L Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Alaska State Senate, District L Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Natasha A. Von Imhof |
47.32% | 1,671 | |
| Republican | Craig W. Johnson | 30.19% | 1,066 | |
| Republican | Jeff Landfield | 22.49% | 794 | |
| Total Votes | 3,531 | |||
Primary election
Von Imhof, a former Anchorage School Board member, raised $150,000 before the primary election and outspent both of her opponents.[7] She focused her campaign on listening to the voters about the budget deficit and not on cutting the Alaska Permanent Fund Division (PFD). GOP spokesperson Suzanne Downing said that she was not surprised that Von Imhof defeated state Rep. Johnson because of the money she raised. "She had a lot of money. She raised a lot money. He came in quite late. He had about 60 days to run his race. He didn’t raise a lot of money. He raised his own money. He paid for it himself."[8]
2014
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Michael "Mike" Fenster was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while District 21 incumbent Craig W. Johnson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson defeated Fenster in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Craig W. Johnson Incumbent |
63.4% | 5,073 | |
| Democratic | Michael "Mike" Fenster | 36.6% | 2,926 | |
| Total Votes | 7,999 | |||
2012
Johnson ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Alaska House of Representatives District 21. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14] Johnson won re-election in the general election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig W. Johnson Incumbent |
63.2% | 5,156 | |
| Democratic | Jodie S. Dominguez | 36.6% | 2,988 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.2% | 19 | |
| Total Votes | 8,163 | |||
2010
Johnson won re-election to the 28th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the August 24 primary.[16] He defeated Jodie Dominguez in the November 2 general election.[17]
| Alaska House of Representatives District 28 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Craig Johnson (R)
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4,966 | |||
| Jodie Dominguez (D) | 2,652 | |||
2008
In 2008, Johnson was re-elected to the Alaska House of Representatives District 28. Johnson (R) finished with 5,002 votes while his opponent Valeria Baffone (D) finished with 3,991 votes.[18]
| Alaska House of Representatives District 28 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Craig Johnson (R)
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5,002 | |||
| Valerie Baffone (D) | 3,991 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 16 to May 15.
2023
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In 2023, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to May 17.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5.
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2014
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In 2014, the 28th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 21 to April 20.
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2013
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2012
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In 2012, the 27th Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 17 to April 15. It was in special session from April 15 to April 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Alaska House Majority, "Representative Craig Johnson," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Alaska House of Representatives, "House Majority Members" accessed September 18, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ KTUU, "LEGISLATURE: Incumbents losing several races in Alaska primary election," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Public Radio, "Von Imhof wins Republican primary for Senate L," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed January 1, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Election Division, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Alaska Business Report Card, "About ABRC," accessed September 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by David Eastman (R) |
Alaska House of Representatives District 10 2023-2025 |
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Alaska House of Representatives District 24 2015-2017 |
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Alaska House of Representatives District 21 2013-2015 |
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Alaska House of Representatives District 28 2007-2013 |
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