Rep. Bob
Johnson, a Republican, represents part of Lee’s Summit and Greenwood, a portion
of Jackson County (District 47), in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Rep. Johnson was
elected to serve in the House in November 2002. He previously served in the
House from 1972 to 1976 and in the Missouri Senate from 1979 to 1993, where he
served as the Assistant Minority Floor Leader from 1988 to 1993. Rep. Johnson also served as a member of the
Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education from 1995 to 1998 and as a member of the
Lee’s Summit City Council from 1998 to 2002.
In addition to
his legislative duties, Rep. Johnson is a homebuilder in eastern Jackson
County.
Significant
legislative accomplishments for Rep. Johnson include his sponsorship of
Missouri’s Living Will law. This law
established the right of a person to sign a declaration directing the
withholding or withdrawal of artificial life support procedures when the person
suffers from a terminal illness. He
also sponsored legislation that enhances the ability of developing businesses
to raise seed capital.
A 1963
graduate of Northeast High School in Kansas City, Rep. Johnson earned his
bachelor of science degree in economics in 1967 and his master’s in business in
1968, both from Central Missouri State University.
Rep. Johnson
is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Born September
5, 1945, Rep. Johnson resides in Lee’s Summit with his wife, Susie
Johnson. They have an adult daughter,
Kristi Johnson.