Owen H. Johnson (born July 3, 1929, West Babylon, New York) is a Republican, New York State Senator representing the 4th State Senate district which includes mostly the Town of Babylon in south-west Suffolk County. He was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1972. He is former co-chairman, now Chairman Emeritus on the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC, a national association of legislators. Johnson has announced that he will not seek reelection in the New York state elections, 2012.
Johnson attended elementary school in West Babylon and high school in Babylon. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1946 to 1948. After being honorably discharged, Johnson attended Hofstra College and graduated in 1956 with a B.A. in History-Political Science. In 1998, Hofstra awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Johnson and his wife Christel reside in West Babylon. They have two grown children: a son, Owen, and daughter, Chirsten.
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