Joseph P. Johnson

{{Short description|American politician (1931–2022)}}

{{Distinguish|Joseph A. Johnson}}

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| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

| term_start = January 10, 1990

| term_end = January 8, 2014

| preceded = John C. Brown

| succeeded = Ben Chafin

| constituency = {{ubl|6th district (1990–1992)|4th district (1992–2014)}}

| term_start2 = January 12, 1966

| term_end2 = January 14, 1970

| alongside2 = James B. Fugate

| preceded2 = J. Russell Moore

| succeeded2 = Ford C. Quillen

| constituency2 = 63rd district

| birth_name = Joseph Pickett Johnson Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|12|12}}

| birth_place = Washington County, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|8|5|1931|12|12}}

| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Mary Ann Allison||July 19, 2022|reason=died}}

| children = 3

| education = {{indented plainlist|

• Emory & Henry College (BA)
• {{nowrap|University of Richmond (LLB)}}}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|politician}}

| branch = United States Air Force

| serviceyears = 1951–1955

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Korean War

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Joseph Pickett Johnson Jr. (December 12, 1931 – August 5, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1966 to 1969, and again from 1990 until 2014. He represented the 4th district in the southwest part of the state, including the city of Bristol and parts of Smyth and Washington Counties from 1992 to 2014.House of Delegates bio, 2008

Johnson ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1968, losing the 9th congressional district race to the Republican incumbent, William C. Wampler.

Johnson announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.{{cite news|last=Lewis |first=Bob |publisher=Associated Press |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=In Virginia reconvened session, Putney heads august class of retiring lawmakers bidding adieu |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-03/local/38239780_1_sessions-football-stardom-tata-s |date=April 3, 2013 |accessdate=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130615232247/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-03/local/38239780_1_sessions-football-stardom-tata-s |archivedate=June 15, 2013 }}