Rob Johnson is an American politician who served in the
Oklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.Oklahoma House of Representatives
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representing the 59th district from 2006 to 2008.
Biography
Rob Johnson graduated from
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...
and the
University of Oklahoma College of Law
The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the law school of the University of Oklahoma. It is located on the University's campus in Norman, Oklahoma. The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Board of Regents.
Accordi ...
. He worked as a legislative assistant for
Wes Watkins
Wesley Wade Watkins (December 15, 1938 – March 26, 2025) was an American politician from the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma. Watkins was a member of the United States House of Representatives where he represented for 14 years as a Democratic P ...
and as a legislative director for
Tom Cole
Thomas Jeffery Cole (born April 28, 1949) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Before serving in the House of Representati ...
. In 2006, he was elected to the
Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's ...
representing the 59th district as a Republican and he served until 2008. In 2010 he was elected to the
Oklahoma Senate
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution. His father,
Mike Johnson
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...
, also served in the state senate.
Johnson worked as a lobbyist from 2017 to 2020, representing clients such as
Reynolds American
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, the Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association, and
Adobe Inc.
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He filed to run for his former senate seat in a 2021 special election to succeed
Stephanie Bice
Stephanie Irene Bice (née Asady; born November 11, 1973) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. She is the first American of Iranian and Pakistani descent to be elected ...
, but was struck from the ballot for living outside the district.
In January 2023, he was appointed general counsel for Oklahoma Attorney General
Gentner Drummond
Gentner Frederick Drummond (born October 1, 1963) is an American attorney, rancher, Air Force veteran, and politician serving as the 20th attorney general of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he is a candidate for governor in the 202 ...
. In September 2024 he replaced
Trebor Worthen
Trebor Worthen (born January 27, 1980) is an American politician and political strategist who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 87th district from 2004 to 2008.
Oklahoma House
Trebor Worthen is the son of Robert Worthen, ...