Karen Johnson (Arizona politician)

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Karen Johnson
Born
Mesa, Arizona
OccupationPolitician

Karen Johnson is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate from 1997 to 2008.

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Biography

Early life

Karen Johnson was born in Mesa, Arizona. [1]

Career

She worked in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. [1]

She served as a Republican state congresswoman and senator for the 18th district from 1997 to 2008. [1] [2] In 2000, she introduced a bill to have Arizona secede from the Union if martial law was declared or guns confiscated. In 2008, she sponsored a bill to allow concealed weapons on college and university campuses in Arizona. [3] She lost her senate seat to Russell Pearce in 2008.

Personal life

She is married to Jerry Johnson. [1] They have eleven children. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arizona State Legislature: Karen Johnson". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  2. ↑ Matthew Benson, Ex-state Sen. Karen Johnson weighs 2010 governor race, The Arizona Republic , April 16, 2009
  3. ↑ Randal C. Archibald, Arizona Weighs Bill to Allow Guns on Campuses, The New York Times , March 5, 2008
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