Janet B. Johnson (March 5, 1940 – August 21, 1999) was an American politician. Born in

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, Johnson moved to

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in 1960 and went to

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. Johnson was a business owner. She served on the

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School Board and was involved with the

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. Johnson served in the

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from 1991 until her death in 1999. Johnson died of brain cancer in a hospital in

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.'State Sen. Janet Johnson dies of a brain tumor at 59,' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Lucy Y. Her and Robert Whereatt, August 22, 1999

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