Joel T. Johnson | |
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Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 37th district | |
In office July 1, 2002 –January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Doug Kristensen |
Succeeded by | Galen Hadley |
Personal details | |
Born | July 9,1936 St. Paul,Minnesota |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Kearney,Nebraska,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Occupation | General Surgeon |
Joel T. Johnson (born July 9,1936) was a Nebraska state senator from Kearney,Nebraska,in the Nebraska Legislature and a retired general surgeon.
He was born on July 9,1936,in St. Paul,Minnesota and graduated from Axtell High School in 1954,the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1958,and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1961 with an M.D. From 1966 to 1968 he was in the U.S. Navy. He is currently a member of the American College of Surgeons,American Medical Association,and First Lutheran Church of Kearney and a former member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce.
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