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, representing the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore, from 2012 to 2015. Her interest in politics began during her high school days when she became active with the Progressive Conservative party. Her first involvement was as a volunteer for former MLA

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. She worked in Ottawa as an assistant to

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, MP for Calgary-Centre. She returned to Calgary becoming constituency assistant for

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, MP for Calgary-West. Johnson ran for the Calgary Ward 11 City Councilor seat in October 2017 but lost to

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Electoral record

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