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Mitzi Johnson | |
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93rd Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office January 4, 2017 –January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Shap Smith |
Succeeded by | Jill Krowinski |
Member of the VermontHouseofRepresentatives from the Grand Isle-Chittenden-1 district | |
In office January 9,2003 –January 6,2021 | |
Succeeded by | Michael Morgan |
Personal details | |
Born | Clifton Park,New York,U.S. | November 18,1970
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Vermont (BS) Harvard University (MPA) |
Mitzi Johnson (born November 18,1970) is an American Democratic politician who was the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. She represented the Grand Isle-Chittenden (GI-CHI) district (seat number 1), [1] before losing re-election.
Johnson was born in Clifton Park,New York,on November 18,1970. [2] She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1993 with a degree in environmental science and international development. [2] [3] In 2013,she completed a master of public administration degree from Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. [3]
After graduating from college,Johnson became a resident of South Hero. [2] As a public policy professional,her experience includes program and project development for Hunger Free Vermont and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force. [2] She was also a vegetable grower at South Hero's Allenholm Farm. [2] In addition,she has worked as a substitute teacher,piano teacher and scarf designer. [2]
Johnson was active in South Hero as a volunteer with South Hero Rescue,which provides fire fighting and emergency medical response in Grand Isle County. [2] She was served on the board of directors of the Chittenden-Grand Isle County Visiting Nurse Association (2006-2012) and the South Hero Land Trust (1995-2008). [2] From 2002 to 2006,she was a member of the advisory board for the University of Vermont's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. [2] In 2012,she was elected to the Vermont Electric Cooperative's board of directors. [2]
In 2000,Johnson was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives. [3] In 2002,she was elected to the House and has been re-elected every two years since then. [2] From 2003 to 2007 she was a member of the House Agriculture Committee. [2] From 2007 to 2017,she was on the Appropriations Committee; [2] from 2015 to 2017 she was the committee's chairwoman. [4]
In the November 3,2020,general election,unofficial reported totals showed Johnson losing her seat in the two-member Grand Isle-Chittenden district,with the Republican incumbent Leland Morgan winning 2,768 votes,his nephew and fellow Republican Michael Morgan winning 2,619 votes,and Johnson trailing with 2,601. Johnson requested a recount,which affirmed Michael Morgan's victory by a 20 vote (2,627 - 2,601) margin. [5]
Speaker of the House Shap Smith did not run for re-election to his House seat in 2016,and ran instead for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. [4] [6] [7] In November 2016,Johnson was a candidate to succeed Smith as Speaker,as were Sarah Copeland-Hanzas and Charles "Chip" Conquest. [7] Johnson and Copeland-Hanzas became the front runners and,by late November,Copeland-Hanzas concluded that Johnson's support among Democratic members of the House was enough to win a contested vote,so she withdrew. [8] In a December 2016 meeting of the Vermont House's Democratic caucus,Copeland-Hanzas nominated Johnson for Speaker and Johnson was unanimously selected as the Democratic candidate for the position. [4] In the full House's January 2017 election for Speaker,Johnson defeated the Republican Linda Myers of Essex. [6]
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