Doreen Wonda Johnson | |
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Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 5 district | |
Assumed office January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Sandra Jeff |
Personal details | |
Born | Crownpoint,New Mexico,U.S. | June 12,1965
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Marymount University (BA) |
Doreen Wonda Johnson is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 5th district. Elected in 2014,she assumed office in 2015. Johnson is a member of the Navajo Nation. [1]
Johnson was born in Crownpoint,New Mexico. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Marymount University in Arlington County,Virginia. [2]
In the 2014 general election,Johnson defeated Democratic incumbent Sandra Jeff who ran as a write-in candidate after she failed to obtain sufficient signatures to qualify for the primary. [3]
In the 2016 legislative session,Johnson served on the Committee on Compacts,the Education Committee,and the Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee. [4]
In the 2016 primary election,Johnson was challenged by Kevin M. Mitchell,a council member of Gallup-McKinley County Schools. [5]
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