Robert M. Johnson (politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Robert M. Johnson

|image = Portrait of Florida legislative representative Robert M. Johnson.jpg

|caption = Johnson in 1974

|birth_date = {{birth date|1934|09|01}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|08|31|1934|09|01}}

|state_senate1 = Florida

|district1 = 25th

|term_start1 = 1984

|term_end1 = 1992

|preceded1 = Warren Henderson

|succeeded1 = Fred Dudley

|state_house2 = Florida

|district2 = 70th

|term_start2 = 1982

|term_end2 = 1984

|preceded2 = Helen Davis

|succeeded2 = Jim Lombard

|state_house3 = Florida

|district3 = 74th

|term_start3 = 1972

|term_end3 = 1976

|preceded3 = William E. Powell

|succeeded3 = Ted Ewing

|state_house4 = Florida

|district4 = 118th

|term_start4 = 1970

|term_end4 = 1972

|preceded4 = Donald E. Heath

|succeeded4 = Dick Clark

|party = Republican{{Citation|title=The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida|page=115|date=1978|publisher=The State|location=Florida}}

}}

Robert M. Johnson (September 1, 1934 – August 31, 2015) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 70th, 74th and 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|title=House of Representatives|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012|first=Robert|last=Ward|date=August 3, 2011|work=Florida House of Representatives|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316034642/https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2022|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}{{Citation|title=Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida: Volume 1|page=X|publisher=W. & C. Julian Bartlett|date=1973|location=Florida}}

In 1970, Johnson was elected for the 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives. He succeeded Donald E. Heath. In 1972, Johnson was succeeded as representative for the 118th district by Dick Clark. In the same year, he was elected for the 74th district for which Johnson had succeeded William E. Powell. He was succeeded by Ted Ewing in 1976.

Johnson died on August 31, 2015,{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldtribune/name/robert-johnson-obituary?id=15833124|title=Robert Johnson Obituary (2015)|work=Herald Tribune|date=September 6, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2024}} at the age of 80.