DJ Johnson | |
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Member of the KentuckyHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Jim Glenn |
In office January 1,2017 –January 1,2019 | |
Preceded by | Jim Glenn |
Succeeded by | Jim Glenn |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Owensboro,Kentucky |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Owensboro,Kentucky |
Education | Western Kentucky University (BA) |
Committees | Public Pension Oversight Board (Co-Chair) Appropriation and Revenue Natural Resources and Energy State Government Veterans,Military Affairs,and Public Protection |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1979-1990 |
Rank | Captain |
DJ Johnson (born 1957) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2021. He represents Kentucky's 13th House district,which includes part of Daviess County. [1]
Johnson had previously represented the district from 2017 to 2019,but was defeated for re-election by Jim Glenn (whom he had defeated in 2016) by a margin of one vote. [2] [3] In 2020,Johnson successfully defeated Glenn to reclaim his seat in the House. [4]
Johnson was born in Owensboro,Kentucky,and graduated from Apollo High School. He then attended Western Kentucky University,graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and military science. He was commissioned as a field artillery second lieutenant that same year and served until 1990 when he completed his military career with the rank of captain. During his time in the military,Johnson earned the master parachutist badge and was inducted into the Order of Saint Barbara,a military honor society. [5]
In addition to responsibilities as a state legislator,Johnson is also an educator at Grace Christian Academy. [6]
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