Rod Johnston

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Rod Johnston

|state = Wisconsin

|state_senate = Wisconsin

|district = 4th

| term_start = April 17, 1979

| term_end = January 7, 1985

| predecessor = Jim Sensenbrenner

| successor = Barbara Ulichny

|state_assembly2 = Wisconsin

|district2 = 10th

| termstart2 = September 2, 1975

| termend2 = April 17, 1979

| successor2 = Betty Jo Nelsen

| predecessor2 = Jim Sensenbrenner

|party = Republican

|birth_name = Rodney Kohler Johnston

|birth_date = {{birth date|1937|9|2}}

|birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|death_place = Tybee Island, Georgia

|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|03|30|1937|9|2}}

|children = 3, including Kristen Johnston

|alma_mater = {{unbulleted list

| United States Naval Academy {{small|(B.S.)}}

| George Washington University Law School {{small|(J.D.)}}

}}

|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

|branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}

|serviceyears = 1959–1965

}}

Rodney Kohler "Rod" Johnston (September 2, 1937{{spaced ndash}}March 30, 2018) was an American attorney and Republican politician. He served six years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1979–1985) after four years in the State Assembly (1975–1979), representing suburban North Shore area of Milwaukee County. In 1982, he was the Republican nominee for United States Congress in Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, but was defeated by Jim Moody.

In 1984, Johnston was challenged by Democrat Barbara Ulichny in the 4th Senate district. Ulichny prevailed in the general election, taking 55% of the vote.{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1985 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1985 |editor-last1= Theobald |editor-first1= H. Rupert |editor-last2= Robbins |editor-first2= Patricia V. |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1985/reference/wi.wibluebk1985.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 902, 921 |accessdate= March 2, 2021 }}