Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)

Jeff Johnson
Member of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners from the 7th district
In office January 1, 2009 – January 4, 2021
Preceded by	Penny Steele
Succeeded by	Kevin Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 43A district
In office January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Tom Workman
Succeeded by	Sarah Anderson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 34B district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 7, 2003
Preceded by	Todd Van Dellen
Succeeded by	Kurt Zellers
Personal details
Born	(1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 57) Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sondi Johnson
Children	2
Education	Concordia College (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Website	johnsonforgovernor.org

Jeff Johnson (born November 11, 1966) is an American politician. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000 and served there from 2001 to 2007. Johnson left the legislature to run for state attorney general in 2006, but was defeated. Johnson served as a Hennepin County commissioner for the 7th district from 2009 to 2021.^[1][2][3] He was elected as the Republican National Committeeman from Minnesota in April 2011.^[4] Johnson was the Republican nominee for governor of Minnesota in 2014, losing to incumbent Democrat Mark Dayton, and again in 2018, losing to the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Tim Walz.^[5]