Ronald Clyde Johnson (born September 29, 1949) is a former American politician in the state of Florida. Johnson was born in Alabama and came to Florida in 1952. He is a business and public relations consultant. He served in the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

for the 8th district from November 7, 1978, to November 2, 1982, and the 6th district from November 2, 1982, to November 6, 1990, as a Democrat. During his term, in congress, he expressed his support for moderate policies. He often was a

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in congress, making him one of the more influential politicians.

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Living people 1949 births Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives {{Florida-politician-stub