Joel T. Johnson
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
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| name = Joel T. Johnson
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| state_legislature = Nebraska
| district = 37th
| term_start = July 1, 2002
| term_end = January 2009
| predecessor = Doug Kristensen
| successor = Galen Hadley
| birth_date = July 9, 1936
| birth_place = St. Paul, Minnesota
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska Medical Center
| occupation = General Surgeon
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Joel T. Johnson (born July 9, 1936) was a Nebraska state senator from Kearney, Nebraska, in the Nebraska Legislature and a retired general surgeon. __NOTOC__
Personal life
He was born on July 9, 1936, in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated from Axtell High School in 1954, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1958, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1961 with an M.D. From 1966 to 1968 he was in the U.S. Navy. He is currently a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and First Lutheran Church of Kearney and a former member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce.
State legislature
He was appointed to the Nebraska legislature by Governor Mike Johanns on July 1, 2002, to replace Doug Kristensen who had resigned. He was then elected in 2002 to represent the 37th Nebraska legislative district and reelected in 2004. He sat on the Banking, Commerce and Insurance, and Health and Human Services committees.
References
- {{cite web|title=Nebraska Unicameral Legislature |work=Sen. Joel T. Johnson |url=http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/senators/district37.htm |accessdate=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219195342/http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/senators/district37.htm |archivedate=February 19, 2006}}
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Category:Nebraska state senators
Category:University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
Category:People from Kearney, Nebraska
Category:Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers