Timothy V. Johnson
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- This article is about the U.S. Representative from Illinois. For the U.S. Senator from South Dakota, see Tim Johnson.
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Timothy V. Johnson (born July 23 1946), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 15th District of Illinois map (http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/il15_109.gif)). He was born in Urbana, Illinois, was educated at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the University of Illinois, and was a lawyer, a realtor, a member of the Urbana City Council and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives before entering the House.
The October 2000 issue of Illinois Issues reported that, in 1980 as a Representative in the Illinois House, Johnson lodged a paper clip into his voting button so that he could vote along party lines while out of the chamber.
External link
- Official website (http://www.house.gov/timjohnson/)
- October 2000 Illinois Issues article describing paper clip scandal (http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/ii0010.pdf)
- 2004 campaign finance data (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00012890&cycle=2004)
| Preceded by: Thomas W. Ewing | U.S. Representative of Illinois's 15th Congressional District 2001- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |