DeLena Johnson | |
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![]() Johnson in 2013 | |
Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Calvin Schrage |
Member of the AlaskaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 17,2017 –January 17,2023 | |
Preceded by | Shelley Hughes |
Succeeded by | Julie Coulombe |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
DeLena Johnson (born 1963) is a United States politician who sits in the Alaska House of Representatives. [1] She is a member of the Republican Party,representing District 25. Prior to redistricting she represented District 11. [1] [2]
Prior to serving on the legislature,Johnson was twice elected as Mayor of Palmer,Alaska. [3]
Johnson moved to Alaska with her family in 1967,at the age of three. [4] She attended Susitna Valley High School. She then continued on to earn a BA degree in mathematics from the University of Alaska. [4]
A Republican,Johnson was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives on November 8,2016. [5] Johnson served as a member of the House Energy,House Resources,and House State Affairs committees.
In 2020,Johnson sponsored a resolution requesting the United States Secretary of the Treasury to mint $1 coins honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich under the Native American $1 Coin Act. The resolution was successful. [6]
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Johnson was reelected in 2018 and 2020. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | DeLena Johnson (incumbent) | 2,197 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,197 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | DeLena Johnson (incumbent) | 7,817 | 95.9 | |
Write-in | 338 | 4.1 | ||
Total votes | 8,155 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |