Karen Johnson (politician)
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Karen Johnson is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate from 1997 to 2008.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Karen Johnson was born in Mesa, Arizona.[1]
Career
[edit]She worked in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.[1]
She served as a Republican state congresswoman and senator for the 18th district from 1997 to 2008.[1][2] In 2000, she introduced a bill to have Arizona secede from the Union if martial law was declared or guns confiscated. In 2008, she sponsored a bill to allow concealed weapons on college and university campuses in Arizona.[3] She lost her senate seat to Russell Pearce in 2008.
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Jerry Johnson.[1] They have eleven children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Arizona State Legislature: Karen Johnson
- ^ Matthew Benson, Ex-state Sen. Karen Johnson weighs 2010 governor race, The Arizona Republic, April 16, 2009
- ^ Randal C. Archibald, Arizona Weighs Bill to Allow Guns on Campuses, The New York Times, March 5, 2008
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