Current Position: US Representative of OH 6th District since 2011
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Air Force CIO and IT executive from 1973 – 2011
District: Eastern side of the state, bordering West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It stretches from Marietta through several Ohio River industrial towns all the way to the city of Youngstown.
Upcoming Election:
Bill Johnson retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after a military career of more than 26 years. During his tenure in the U.S. Air Force, Johnson was recognized as a Distinguished Graduate from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Squadron Officers School, and Air Command & Staff College.
He co-founded Johnson-Schley Management Group, an information technology (IT) consulting company that increased revenues by more than 200% in three years under his leadership. In 2003, he left the company to form J2 Business Solutions, where he provided executive-level IT support as a defense contractor to the U.S. military. From 2006 to 2010, he served as chief information officer of a global manufacturer of electronic components for the transportation industry.
Featured Quote:
Radical environmentalists and the far-left have forced New Englanders to rely on foreign natural gas instead of natural gas produced in America. What’s wrong with American energy companies producing and supplying Americans with the natural gas we need?
5 questions for House Rep., Ohio’s 6th District candidate Bill Johnson