Kaare Maurice Johannessen (born July 16, 1934) is an American politician from

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and a member of the

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. Johannessen made his living in real estate before being elected to the Redding

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, where he served as Mayor from 1988 until 1989. In 1990, he won election to the Shasta County

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, serving as its chairman in 1992. He ran for the

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in a 1993 special election for the 4th district left vacant when Democratic incumbent Mike Thompson won election to the neighboring 2nd district (where his home wound up after

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).California Journal Vol. XXV, No. 5 (May 1994) "Election '94." StateNet Publications. Johannessen defeated former 7th district Assemblywoman

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in the August GOP primary by a comfortable margin and went on to win reelection in 1994 and 1998. Upon leaving the State Senate in 2002, Johannessen was appointed by Democratic

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as Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, a post he held until 2003. Johannessen is the father of sons Steven Johannessen, Mark Johannessen and Scott Johannessen and daughter Sheila Cleveland. Johannessen resides in Redding with his wife, Marianne.

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