Joel T. Johnson Explained

Joel T. Johnson
State Legislature:Nebraska
District:37th
Term Start:July 1, 2002
Term End:January 2009
Predecessor:Doug Kristensen
Successor:Galen Hadley
Birth Date:July 9, 1936
Birth Place:St. Paul, Minnesota
Party:Republican
Residence:Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Occupation:General Surgeon

Joel T. Johnson (born July 9, 1936) was a Nebraska state senator from Kearney, Nebraska, in the Nebraska Legislature and a retired general surgeon.

Personal life

He was born on July 9, 1936, in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Axtell High School in 1954, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1958, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1961 with an M.D. From 1966 to 1968 he was in the U.S. Navy. He is currently a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and First Lutheran Church of Kearney and a former member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce.

State legislature

He was appointed to the Nebraska legislature by Governor Mike Johanns on July 1, 2002, to replace Doug Kristensen who had resigned. He was then elected in 2002 to represent the 37th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2004. He sat on the Banking, Commerce and Insurance, and Health and Human Services committees.

References

  1. Web site: Nebraska Unicameral Legislature . Sen. Joel T. Johnson . March 15, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219195342/http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/senators/district37.htm . February 19, 2006.