Bob Johnson (Arkansas state representative)
| Robert "Bob" Johnson | |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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Assumed office January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mark W. Perry |
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| Born | August 1, 1953 (aged 63) Jacksonville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican-turned-Democrat (2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Anne Johnson |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater |
University of Central Arkansas University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| Occupation |
Certified Public Accountant Former Pulaski County Justice of the peace |
Robert Johnson (born August 1, 1953) is an American accountant from Jacksonville, Arkansas, who is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 42 in a portion of Pulaski County outside the capital city of Little Rock.
Robert Johnson, was born August 1, 1953 in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Johnson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in Faulkner County and a Master of Science in accounting at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Since 1990, he has maintained a Certified Public Accounting practice in Jacksonville, where he resides with his wife, Laurie Anne Johnson (born c. 1963), and their five children, Baxter, Taylor, Aaron, Nick and Ben. He is affiliated with Rotary International, Boys and Girls Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, the Sertoma Club, and Ducks Unlimited. He is a member of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Johnson was a lifelong Republican and serve 10 years as a justice of the peace in the Pulaski County Quorum Court until 2014, when in 2013 he switched parties to seek the state legislative seat being vacated by the term-limited Mark W. Perry. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and in the November 4, 2014 general election for the House race.
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