Dan G. Johnson | |
Office: | Mayor of Lewiston |
Status: | Incumbent |
Term Start: | January 10, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Michael Collins |
Office1: | Idaho State Senator |
Constituency1: | 7th district (2011–2012) 6th district (2012–2022) |
Term Start1: | December 11, 2011 |
Term End1: | November 30, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Joe Stegner |
Successor1: | Dan Foreman (redistricting) |
Birth Place: | Salina, Kansas |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Republican |
Residence: | Nez Perce County, Idaho |
Alma Mater: | University of Idaho Virginia Tech |
Dan G. Johnson[1] (born in Salina, Kansas) is a Republican former Idaho State Senator who represented Districts 6 and 7 and the current mayor of Lewiston, Idaho.[2]
Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in forest management from the University of Idaho and his master's degree in forest economics from Virginia Tech.
2012 Redistricted to District 6, and with Senator Dan Schmidt redistricted to District 5, Johnson won the May 15, 2012, Republican primary election with 1,968 votes (59.6%),[3] against Representative Jeff Nesset, who had also been redistricted. Johnson won the November 6, 2012, general election with 10,168 votes (55.4%) against Democratic nominee John Bradbury.[4]
Johnson on November 19, 2020, announced that he would run for Pro tempore of Idaho House of Representatives to replace retiring Brent Hill, losing to Chuck Winder.[5]
Johnson was elected Mayor of Lewiston, Idaho in the November 2021 election.[6]