Jeff Johnson (Ohio politician)
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| Member of Cleveland City Council from Ward 10 |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Eugene Miller |
| Member of Cleveland City Council from Ward 8 |
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In office January 1, 2010-December 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Shari Cloud |
| Succeeded by | Michael Polensek |
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In office August 1984-December 31, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Michael R. White |
| Succeeded by | Bill Patmon |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 3, 1990-December 31, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Michael R. White |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Prentiss |
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April 10, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Education | (MA, JD) |
Jeffrey D. Johnson (born April 10, 1958) is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Cleveland, Ohio. He is a member of Cleveland City Council representing Ward 10, and previously served as councilman for Ward 8 from 1984 to 1990 and later as a member of the Ohio Senate, from 1990 to 1998. Johnson was raised in the Collinwood neighborhood and graduated from Collinwood High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Kent State University and a law degree and a master's degree in political science from Case Western Reserve University. He also attended John Carroll University and Cornell University.
Johnson was seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party in the 1990s, and announced his candidacy in 1998 to replace retiring Representative Louis Stokes in the U.S. House of Representatives. A few weeks after his announcement, however, he was indicted on federal charges of extortion. FBI agents said between 1994 and 1996 Johnson accepted $17,000 in campaign contributions and personal loans in exchange for using his influence to land state licenses for grocers. He was convicted in November 1998 and began his sentence in 2000 after losing an appeal, serving 15 months in prison and a halfway house.
On January 17, 2017, Johnson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Cleveland in the 2017 election.
In 1984, Johnson was appointed as Councilman for Ward 8 as then-councilman Michael White was appointed to the Ohio State Senate. Johnson was then elected as the Ward 8 Councilman 90 days later and re-elected in 1985 and 1989. Johnson was co-sponsor of the city’s first Fair Housing Law and led the successful effort to establish Cleveland’s Sex Crime and Child Abuse Investigative Unit in the Cleveland Police Department. During his tenure, the Ward 8 Glenville neighborhood received new economic and housing development projects including the Glenville Plaza, Eastside Market, and Abyssinia Towers, a senior citizen apartment complex. Johnson was recognized and honored for his public service by local community groups.
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