Craig W. Johnson (born November 22, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people pe ...

. He originally served from 2007 to 2017 and from 2023 to 2025.

Career

Johnson was elected to the House in 2006 and assumed office in 2007, representing the 28th district. He later represented the 21st and 24th district. He left office in 2017, and was succeeded by Chuck Kopp. He was co-chair of the Resources Committee, Chair of the Cook Island Salmon Task Force, Vice-Chair of the Transportation Committee, and was a member of the State Affairs Committee, and the Fisheries Special Committee. He also serves on the Administration, Corrections, Fish & Game and the Natural Resources Finance Subcommittees, for the 26th Legislature. Johnson previously served as a press secretary for the Alaska State House Majority Caucus.

Personal life

Representative Johnson has a wife, Nancy, and two children, Erin & Jenifer. Craig Johnson graduated from Miami High School in

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. He attended

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from 1973–1975, and

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from 1975–1977.

Electoral history

2024

Primary

General

References

External links

Alaska State House Majority Site

Alaska State Legislature Biography

Project Vote Smart profile

Craig Johnson
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' 1953 births Living people Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College alumni Oklahoma State University alumni Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska People from Kermit, Texas 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature {{Alaska-politician-stub