Karen Johnson (politician)

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Karen Johnson
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OccupationPolitician

Karen Johnson is an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate from 1997 to 2008.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Karen Johnson was born in Mesa, Arizona.[1]

Career[]

She worked in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.[1]

She served as a Republican state congresswoman and senator for the 18th district from 1997 to 2008.[1][2] In 2000, she introduced a bill to have Arizona secede from the Union if martial law was declared or guns confiscated. In 2008, she sponsored a bill to allow concealed weapons on college and university campuses in Arizona.[3] She lost her senate seat to Russell Pearce in 2008.

Personal life[]

She is married to Jerry Johnson.[1] They have eleven children.[1]

References[]

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