Linda P. Johnson Explained

Office:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1, 2001
Term End:February 18, 2020
Predecessor:Len Sossamon
Successor:Kristin Baker
Constituency:90th District (2001-2003)
74th District (2003-2005)
83rd District (2005-2019)
82nd District (2019-2020)
Party:Republican
Birth Name:Linda Kay Pennell
Birth Date:2 May 1945
Birth Place:Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Death Place:Kannapolis, North Carolina
Education:A.L. Brown High School
Spouse:Ronnie Johnson
Occupation:computer analyst, tax accountant

Linda Kay Pennell Johnson (May 2, 1945 – February 18, 2020) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the state's 82nd district. She was a computer analyst from Kannapolis, North Carolina.[1]

Johnson graduated from A.L. Brown High School, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, in 1963. She served on the Kannaspolis City Board of Education from 1992 to 2000. She was first elected in 2000, defeating Len Sossamon, who was appointed to finish Richard Lee Moore's term. While battling cancer, she suffered multiple strokes and died in February 2020, while still in office.[2] [3] [4]

Electoral history

2000

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. nccppr.org. 8 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227092339/http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3908/2011-2012-report-for-rep-linda-p-johnson. 27 February 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Longtime North Carolina lawmaker Linda Johnson dies. WCNC. 19 February 2020. Feb 19, 2020.
  3. https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/41641/linda-johnson Votesmart.org.-Linda Johnson
  4. Web site: Linda Johnson Obituary (1945 - 2020) Salisbury Post. Legacy.com.