DeLena Johnson | |
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Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Calvin Schrage |
Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 17, 2017 – January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Shelley Hughes |
Succeeded by | Julie Coulombe |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
DeLena Johnson (born 1963) is a United States politician who sits in the Alaska House of Representatives. [1] She is a member of the Republican Party, representing District 25. Prior to redistricting she represented District 11. [1] [2]
Prior to serving on the legislature, Johnson was twice elected as Mayor of Palmer, Alaska. [3]
Johnson moved to Alaska with her family in 1967, at the age of three. [4] She attended Susitna Valley High School. She then continued on to earn a BA degree in mathematics from the University of Alaska. [4]
A Republican, Johnson was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives on November 8, 2016. [5] Johnson served as a member of the House Energy, House Resources, and House State Affairs committees.
Johnson was reelected in 2018 and 2020. [6] [7] In 2020, Johnson sponsored a resolution requesting the United States Secretary of the Treasury to mint $1 coins honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich under the Native American $1 Coin Act. The resolution was successful. [8]
DeLena Johnson | |
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Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Calvin Schrage |
Member of the
Alaska House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 17, 2017 – January 17, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Shelley Hughes |
Succeeded by | Julie Coulombe |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
DeLena Johnson (born 1963) is a United States politician who sits in the Alaska House of Representatives. [1] She is a member of the Republican Party, representing District 25. Prior to redistricting she represented District 11. [1] [2]
Prior to serving on the legislature, Johnson was twice elected as Mayor of Palmer, Alaska. [3]
Johnson moved to Alaska with her family in 1967, at the age of three. [4] She attended Susitna Valley High School. She then continued on to earn a BA degree in mathematics from the University of Alaska. [4]
A Republican, Johnson was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives on November 8, 2016. [5] Johnson served as a member of the House Energy, House Resources, and House State Affairs committees.
Johnson was reelected in 2018 and 2020. [6] [7] In 2020, Johnson sponsored a resolution requesting the United States Secretary of the Treasury to mint $1 coins honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich under the Native American $1 Coin Act. The resolution was successful. [8]