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Jeff Johnson
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| Commissioner of Hennepin County | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Penny Steele |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 43A district |
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| In office January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007 |
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| Succeeded by | Sarah Anderson |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 34B district |
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| In office January 3, 2001 – January 6, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Van Dellen |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Zellers |
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| Born | November 11, 1966 Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sondi Johnson |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Concordia College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Jeff Johnson (born November 11, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000 and from 2001 until 2007. He left office to run unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2006.
Johnson is the Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district, he was elected as the Republican National Committeeman from Minnesota in April 2011.
On May 10, 2017, Johnson announced that he would run again for Governor of Minnesota. On August 14, 2018, Johnson defeated former Governor Tim Pawlenty in the primary to become the party's nominee to challenge Democrat Tim Walz. He lost the general election to Walz in November 2018.
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