Timothy Johnson (Illinois)
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Timothy Vincent "Tim" Johnson (b. July 23, 1946) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson was elected by voters from Illinois' 15th Congressional District.
On April 5, 2012, Johnson announced his plans to retire.[1] He did not run for re-election in the general election.[1] Republican Party chairmen from the 14 counties in the 13th Congressional District chose Rodney Davis as Johnson's replacement to run against David Gill (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Johnson was a "centrist Republican follower."[2]
Biography
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Johnson was born in Champaign, Illinois, on July 23, 1946. He spent his childhood in Urbana and graduated from Urbana High School. He attended the University of Illinois, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was honored with the Bronze Tablet, the University's highest undergraduate honor. He was accepted to the University of Illinois College of Law and graduated in 1972.[3]
Career
- 1971-1976: City Council, Urbana, Illinois[3]
- 1976-2000: Illinois House of Representatives[3]
- 2001-Present: United States House of Representatives, Illinois' 15th Congressional District
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
- United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture[4]
- Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit
- Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture (Chairman)
- United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure[4]
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Timothy Johnson (Illinois) endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election.[5]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Johnson voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]
Elections
2012
Johnson initially ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 13th District.[7]
Johnson defeated candidates Michael Firsching and Frank Metzger in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012.[8] David Gill narrowly defeated Matt Goetten in the Democratic primary.[8]
On April 5, 2012, Johnson announced his plans to retire.[1] He did not run in the general election.[1] Rodney Davis (R) defeated David Gill (D) and John Hartman (I) in the general election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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 Tim Johnson Incumbent |
68.7% | 35,655 |
| Frank Metzger | 18.4% | 9,571 |
| Michael Firsching | 12.9% | 6,706 |
| Total Votes | 51,932 | |
Full history
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2010 On November 2, 2010, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Gill (D) in the general election.[9]
2008 On November 4, 2008, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Cox (D) in the general election.[10]
2006 On November 7, 2006, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Gill (D) in the general election.[11]
2004 On November 2, 2004, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Gill (D) in the general election.[12]
2002 On November 5, 2002, Timothy V. Johnson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joshua T. Hartke (D) and Carl Estabrook (Illinois Green Party) in the general election.[13]
2000 On November 7, 2000, Timothy V. Johnson won election to the United States House. He defeated F. Michael "Mike" Kelleher, Jr. (D) in the general election.[14]
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Campaign themes
- Jobs
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Responsible Use of America’s Military
- Agriculture
- Social Security and Medicare
- Energy
- Healthcare
- Constituent Service
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Johnson paid his congressional staff a total of $951,712 in 2011. He ranked 89th on the list of the highest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 204th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranked 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[15]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Johnson's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $942,030 and $2,330,000. That averages to $693,985, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[16]
National Journal vote ratings
2011
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Johnson ranked 236th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[17]
Voting with party
2011
Timothy V. Johnson voted with the Republican Party 78 of the time, which ranked 239 among the 242 House Republican members as of November 2011.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Personal
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Johnson presently resides in Urbana, Illinois. He is the father of nine children and has 11 grandchildren.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 WJBC "Kinzinger: ‘Not happy’ with Johnson’s retirement" accessed April 21, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Johnson" accessed May 25, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Congressman Tim Johnson, "Biography" accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Congressman Tim Johnson, "Committees and Caucuses" accessed November 3, 2011
- ↑ MarketWatch, "Ron Paul Illinois Team Welcomes Endorsement from U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson," March 13, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ State Journal-Register, "Rep. Johnson will run in new 13th U.S. House District" accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ABC News 7, "Election Results Primary 2012," accessed March 20, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Timothy Johnson"
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Johnson, (R-Illinois), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
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U.S. House of Representatives - Illinois District 15 2001–present |
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