Shirley Johnson | |
State Senate: | Michigan |
District: | 13th |
Term Start: | March 23, 1999 |
Term End: | 2006 |
Predecessor: | Mike Bouchard |
Successor: | John Pappageorge |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | 41st |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1993 |
Term End2: | 1998 |
Predecessor2: | Michael Earl Nye |
Successor2: | John Pappageorge |
State House3: | Michigan |
District3: | 68th |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1981 |
Term End3: | 1992 |
Predecessor3: | David L. Campbell |
Successor3: | Dianne Byrum |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1937 |
Spouse: | Cliff |
Children: | 2 |
Party: | Republican (until 2006) |
Alma Mater: | Oakland Community College Wayne State University Michigan State University |
Shirley Johnson (December 14, 1937 – January 14, 2021)[1] was a Michigan legislator.
Johnson was born on December 14, 1937.[2]
Johnson attended Oakland Community College and Wayne State University, and graduated from Michigan State University.[2]
On November 4, 1980, Johnson was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where she represented the 68th district from January 14, 1981, to 1992. On November 3, 1992, Johnson was again elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where she represented the 41st district from January 13, 1993, to 1998.[3] On March 16, 1999, Johnson was elected to the Michigan Senate in a special election after the resignation of Mike Bouchard. In the state senate, she represented the 13th district and served from March 23, 1999, to 2006. Johnson left the Republican Party after leaving the Michigan Legislature.[2]
Johnson married Cliff in 1957. Together they had two children. Johnson was a Presbyterian.[2]