Stephanie Johanns (formerly Armitage) is an American politician and businessperson. She is a former first lady of Nebraska and member of the Nebraska Legislature. Johanns was a

county commissioner A county commission (or a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials (county commissioners) collectively charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States; such commissions usually comprise ...

for Lancaster County.

Early life and education

Johanns is from Arizona. She graduated from high school in Elkhart, Indiana and completed a degree in psychology at the University of Minnesota in 1977. She married Mike Armitage. They divorced in 1985 with no children. She married Mike Johanns on December 24, 1986. She is a Republican and a conservative Catholic.

Career

In 1985, Johanns was a part-time manager of the Greater Lincoln Private Industry Council. She left the post on November 25, 1985 to work as the information center coordinator at Lincoln Telephone Company. In that role, she oversaw three employees supporting the internal computer users. Johanns was a

for Lancaster County. Nebraska governor Kay A. Orr appointed Johanns to the Nebraska Legislature to fill the Bill Harris' vacancy when he became the mayor of Lincoln. She served from 1987 to 1988 and did not run for reelection. In 1998, the Girls Scouts presented Johanns the spirit of girl scout award. Johanns, the wife of Mike Johanns, was the

First Lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...

of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005. Johanns was the honorary chair of the Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission. She was awarded the 2001 leader in communication honor by the Lincoln chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. In 2004, she was the vice president of external affairs for

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in Lincoln. Johanns is a senior vice president at Verizon in Washington, D.C.

References

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