Craig Johnson | |
Office: | Member of the Alaska House of Representatives |
Constituency: | 10th district (2023–present) |
Term Start: | January 17, 2023 |
Predecessor: | David Eastman |
Constituency1: | 28th district (2008–2012) 21st district (2012–2014) 24th district (2014–2017) |
Term Start1: | January 17, 2005 |
Term End1: | January 2017 |
Predecessor1: | Lesil McGuire |
Successor1: | Chuck Kopp |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1953 |
Birth Place: | Kermit, Texas |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Nancy |
Residence: | Anchorage, Alaska |
Craig W. Johnson (born November 22, 1953) is an American politician who serves as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He originally served from 2007 to 2017 and began another term in 2023.[1]
Johnson was elected to the House in 2006 and assumed office in 2007, representing the 28th district. He later represented the 21st and 24th district. He left office in 2017, and was succeeded by Chuck Kopp.
He was co-chair of the Resources Committee, Chair of the Cook Island Salmon Task Force, Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee, and was a member of the State Affairs Committee, and the Fisheries Special Committee. He also serves on the Administration, Corrections, Fish & Game and the Natural Resources Finance Subcommittees, for the 26th Legislature.[2] Johnson previously served as a press secretary for the Alaska State House Majority Caucus.[3]
Representative Johnson has a wife, Nancy, and two children, Erin & Jenifer. Craig Johnson graduated from Miami High School in Miami, Oklahoma. He attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 1973–1975, and Oklahoma State University from 1975–1977.[4]