Shirley Johnson
{{Short description|American politician (1937–2021)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Shirley Johnson
|image =
|state_senate = Michigan
|district = 13th
|term_start = March 23, 1999
|term_end = 2006
|predecessor = Mike Bouchard
|successor = John Pappageorge
|state_house2 = Michigan
|district2 = 41st
|term_start2 = January 1, 1993
|term_end2 = 1998
|predecessor2 = Michael Earl Nye
|successor2 = John Pappageorge
|state_house3 = Michigan
|district3 = 68th
|term_start3 = January 1, 1981
|term_end3 = 1992
|predecessor3 = David L. Campbell
|successor3 = Dianne Byrum
|birth_date = {{birth date|1937|12|14}}
|birth_place =
|residence =
|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|14|1937|12|14}}
|death_place =
|spouse = Cliff
|children = 2
|profession =
|website =
|party = Republican (until 2006)
|alma_mater = Oakland Community College
Wayne State University
Michigan State University
}}
Shirley Johnson (December 14, 1937 – January 14, 2021){{cite web|url=https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2021/01/14/longtime-oakland-county-state-lawmaker-shirley-johnson-dies/4165963001/|title=Longtime Oakland County state lawmaker Shirley Johnson dies|first=Mike|last=Martindale|publisher=The Detroit News|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2021}} was an American politician who was a member of the Michigan Senate from 1999 to 2006.
Early life and education
Johnson was born on December 14, 1937. He attended Oakland Community College and Wayne State University, and graduated from Michigan State University.{{cite web |title=Legislator Details - Shirley Johnson |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/legislator/LegislatorDetail/4660 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |publisher=Library of Michigan}}
Career
On November 4, 1980, Johnson was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where she represented the 68th district from January 14, 1981, to 1992. On November 3, 1992, Johnson was again elected to the Michigan House of Representatives where she represented the 41st district from January 13, 1993, to 1998.{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson8.html|title=Johnson, S to T|publisher=Political Graveyard|access-date=April 5, 2020}} On March 16, 1999, Johnson was elected to the Michigan Senate in a special election after the resignation of Mike Bouchard. In the state senate, she represented the 13th district and served from March 23, 1999, to 2006. Johnson left the Republican Party after leaving the Michigan Legislature.
Personal life
Johnson married Cliff in 1957. Together they had two children. Johnson was a Presbyterian.
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Category:Presbyterians from Michigan
Category:Michigan independents
Category:Women state legislators in Michigan
Category:Michigan state senators
Category:Oakland Community College alumni
Category:Wayne State University alumni
Category:Michigan State University alumni
Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
Category:21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature
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