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American politician (born 1951)
Brad Johnson (born March 6, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Montana . A member of the Republican Party , he served as chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission where he left office in January 2023. Johnson was a candidate in the Republican primary in the 2024 United States Senate election in Montana .[ 1]
Born in Lake Forest, Illinois , he graduated from the University of Illinois (Class of 1976) before moving to Montana in 1980.[ 2] RightNow Technologies in Bozeman . He also served as a district representative for Congressman Ron Marlenee and worked as an agricultural extension agent.
Johnson unsuccessfully challenged Democratic Congressman Pat Williams in 1990 and ran for the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 2002 before he was elected Secretary of State of Montana in 2004, defeating Yellowstone County Commissioner Bill Kennedy. He lost reelection to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Linda McCulloch in 2008.
Johnson withdrew from the race for Public Service Commissioner in 2010 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in Broadwater County . He subsequently entered an alcohol treatment program.[ 3]
Johnson was elected Public Service Commissioner for District 5 in 2014, defeating Democrat Galen Hollenbaugh , and was chosen to be chairman of the commission by his colleagues.[ 4] Governor of Montana in the 2016 election , but withdrew from the race in January citing fundraising concerns and commitment to his duties on the Public Service Commission.[ 5] [ 6]
U.S. Congress for Montana's 1st district, 1990[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Pat Williams (inc.)
100,409
61.13
Republican
Brad Johnson
63,837
38.87
U.S. Senate Republican Primary election in Montana, 2002[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Taylor
48,169
60.16
Republican
Brad Johnson
14,252
17.80
Republican
John McDonald
10,116
12.63
Republican
Melvin Hanson
7,536
9.41
Montana Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2004[ 9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson
39,479
56.61
Republican
Todd O'Hair
15,130
21.70
Republican
Bob Werner
15,130
21.70
Montana Secretary of State Election, 2004[ 10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson
219,821
51.03
Democratic
Bill Kennedy
210,972
48.97
Montana Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2008[ 11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson (inc.)
81,661
100.00
Montana Secretary of State Election, 2008[ 12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Linda McCulloch
233,717
49.32
Republican
Brad Johnson (inc.)
228,412
48.20
Constitution
Sieglinde Sharbono
11,722
2.47
Montana Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2012[ 13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson
65,445
55.05
Republican
Scott Aspenlieder
26,974
22.69
Republican
Patty L. Lovaas
18,479
15.54
Republican
Drew Turiano
7,985
6.72
Montana Secretary of State Election, 2012[ 14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Linda McCulloch (inc.)
245,024
51.41
Republican
Brad Johnson
214,976
45.10
Libertarian
Roger Roots
16,622
3.49
Public Service Commissioner for Montana's 5th district, 2014[ 15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson
44,352
61.11
Democratic
Galen Hollenbaugh
28,229
38.89
Public Service Commissioner for Montana's 5th district, 2018[ 16]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Johnson
60,434
57.81
Democratic
Andy Shirtliff
44,103
42.19
Montana Secretary of State Republican Primary Election, 2020[ 17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Christi Jacobsen
57,941
29.42
Republican
Scott Sales
49,759
25.27
Republican
Brad Johnson
45,526
23.12
Republican
Forrest J. Mandeville
20,318
10.32
Republican
Bowen Greenwood
14,080
7.15
Republican
Kurt Johnson
9,316
4.73
Montana United States Senate Republican Primary Election, 2024[ 18]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Sheehy
139,857
73.60
Republican
Brad Johnson
36,926
19.43
Republican
Charles Walkingchild, Sr.
13,229
6.96
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