Jennifer Johnston | |
State House: | Alaska |
State: | Alaska |
District: | 28th |
Term Start: | January 9, 2017 |
Term End: | January 11, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Mike Hawker |
Successor: | James D. Kaufman |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1954 |
Birth Place: | Danville, Vermont |
Party: | Republican |
Jennifer B. Johnston (born July 16, 1954)[1] is an American politician from Alaska. Johnston was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives and represented the 28th District.[2] She moved to Alaska in 1976, and was a small business owner, and outdoor educator.[3] She ran for the Republican nomination in the House but lost in the 2020 primary .[4]
Johnston served three terms in the Anchorage Assembly.[5] In 2016 she ran for the Alaska House of Representatives to replace retiring Representative Mike Hawker. In the Republican primary, she defeated Ross Beiling.[6] In the general election, she defeated Democrat Shirley Coté.[7]
She was born in Danville, Vermont northeast of Montpelier. She is married to Allan Johnston and they have three children.