Bob Johnson (Arkansas state senator)

For the Arkansas state representative (born 1953) of Jacksonville, Arkansas, see Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative). For the U.S. senator from Arkansas, see Robert Ward Johnson.

Bob Johnson
President pro tempore of the Arkansas Senate
In office January 12, 2009 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Jack Critcher
Succeeded by	Paul Bookout
Member of the Arkansas Senate
In office January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by	Allen Gordon
Succeeded by	Jason Rapert
Constituency	25th district (2001–2003) 18th district (2003–2011)
80th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2001
Preceded by	Bobby Hogue
Succeeded by	Shane Broadway
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office January 9, 1995 – January 8, 2001
Preceded by	Armil O. Curran
Succeeded by	Charles L. Ormond
Personal details
Born	(1962-10-23) October 23, 1962 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Bigelow High School University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Bob Johnson (born October 23, 1962) is a Democratic former member of the Arkansas Senate and of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was President Pro Tempore of the Senate for the 87th General Assembly session from 2009 to 2011.

Background

Johnson was born in the state capital, Little Rock. He is a graduate of Bigelow High School and has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

He resides in Bigelow in Perry County with his wife and three children. He is a partner with his two brothers in several family businesses, including construction. His church affiliation is Baptist.

Political career

He served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1995 through 2000. He was House Speaker in 1999 and 2000. Thirty-five at the time he became Speaker, he was then youngest man in Arkansas history to hold that position. Johnson is one of a handful of Arkansas legislators who have served both as Speaker of the House and as President Pro Tem of the Senate.

Johnson served in the Senate from 2001 to 2011, when he retired because of term limits. He represented Senate District 18, which comprises Conway, Perry, and Van Buren counties and portions of Cleburne, Faulkner, Pope, and Saline counties. As Senate President Pro Tem, he was in line to be acting governor when both the governor and the lieutenant governor are out of the state at the same time. He was a member of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs, as well as the Joint Budget Committee, the Joint Performance Review Committee and the Senate Efficiency Committee.

External links

• Arkansas Senate page