Owen H. Johnson (July 3, 1929 – December 24, 2014) was an American politician who served as a longtime member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
. He represented the
4th State Senate district, which includes mostly the Town of
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
in south-west
Suffolk County.
Early life and education
Johnson attended elementary school in West Babylon and high school in
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
. He served in the
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
from 1946 to 1948. After being honorably discharged, Johnson attended
Hofstra College
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...
and graduated in 1956 with a
B.A.
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
in history and political science. In 1998, Hofstra awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Career
He was a member of the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate.
Partisan com ...
from 1973 to 2012, sitting in the
180th,
181st,
182nd,
183rd,
184th,
185th,
186th,
187th,
188th,
189th,
190th,
191st,
192nd,
193rd,
194th,
195th,
196th,
197th,
198th and
199th New York State Legislature
The 199th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5, 2011, to December 31, 2012, during the first two years of Andrew Cuomo's governorship, in Albany.
State Senate ...
s. He was the co-chairman and later Chairman Emeritus on the board of directors of the
American Legislative Exchange Council
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives who draft and share model legislation for distribution among state governments in the United State ...
(ALEC), a national association of legislators.
In 2011, Johnson voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during a Senate roll-call vote on the
Marriage Equality Act, which passed after a close 33-29 vote. He did not seek reelection in the
2012 state elections.
Personal life
Johnson and his wife Christel resided in West Babylon. They had two children: a son, Owen, and daughter, Chirsten.
Johnson died on December 24, 2014.
[http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2014/12/24/former-state-sen-owen-johnson-has-died/]
See also
*
2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis
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Evolution of the Arabic digit
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References
External links
New York State Senate: Owen H. Johnson
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1929 births
2014 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Politicians from Suffolk County, New York
People from West Babylon, New York
Hofstra University alumni
21st-century American legislators