Meryl Johnson

Meryl Johnson

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Ohio State Board of Education District 11

Successor: Delores Ford

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Education

High school

Glenville High School

Bachelor's

Kent State University

Graduate

Cleveland State University

Personal

Profession

Teacher

Meryl Johnson was a member of the Ohio State Board of Education, representing District 11. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on January 1, 2025.

Johnson ran for re-election to the Ohio State Board of Education to represent District 11. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Prior to her election to the state board, Johnson served on the North Shore AFL-CIO's executive board and was a teacher at the Upward Bound program at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to that, Johnson was a teacher who spent over 40 years teaching in the Cleveland public schools.

Education

• B.A. - Kent State University
• Master's in education - Cleveland State University

Political career

Ohio State Board of Education (2017-2025)

Johnson was first elected to the board in November 2016 and took office in January 2017.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2024

Meryl Johnson was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2020

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 11

Incumbent Meryl Johnson defeated Michele Elba and Richard Neale in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meryl Johnson (Nonpartisan)	57.0	200,654
	Submit photo	Michele Elba (Nonpartisan)	24.7	87,109
	Submit photo	Richard Neale (Nonpartisan)	18.3	64,463

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jedi Hill (Nonpartisan)

2016

Ohio State Board of Education District 11, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Meryl Johnson	42.9%	129,044
Amy M. Zuren	27.6%	82,904
Richard T. Montgomery II	17.1%	51,469
Bill Lavezzi	12.5%	37,494
Total Votes		300,911
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Ohio State Board of Education District 11 2017-2025	Succeeded by Delores Ford