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'''Kenneth C. Johnson, Sr.''', known as '''Ken Johnson''' (born 1960), is a [[business]]man from Trinity, [[Alabama]], who has since 2010 represented District 7 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, and Winston counties in the northeastern portion of his state.

'''Kenneth C. Johnson, Sr.''', known as '''Ken Johnson''' (born 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/submit|title=Kenneth C. Johnson|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref> is a [[business]]man from Trinity, [[Alabama]], who has since 2010 represented District 7 in the Alabama House of Representatives. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district encompasses Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, and Winston counties in the northeastern portion of his state.

Information is not available on Johnson's background prior to 1997, the year that he established Global Sourcing Services, Inc.,  a small industrial sales company located in Trinity in Morgan County. He also owns Trinity Advisor Group, Inc., formally known as Trinity Financial Group. In 2002, he became affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, a financial services firm based in Horsham, [[Pennsylvania]]. In 2014, he joined with Woodbury Financial Services<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kenadvisor.com/AboutUs.aspx|title=Ken Johnson|publisher=Kenadvisor.com|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>of Oakdale, [[Minnesota]].  He is a member of the Moulton [[Church of Christ]] in Moulton in Lawrence County, Alabama. He and his wife, Regina, have four children and four grandchildren.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121501/ken-johnson#.WfetebpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's Biography|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref

Information is not available on Johnson's background prior to 1997, the year that he established Global Sourcing Services, Inc.,  a small industrial sales company located in Trinity in Morgan County. He also owns Trinity Advisor Group, Inc., formally known as Trinity Financial Group. In 2002, he became affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, a financial services firm based in Horsham, [[Pennsylvania]]. In 2014, he joined with Woodbury Financial Services<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kenadvisor.com/AboutUs.aspx|title=Ken Johnson|publisher=Kenadvisor.com|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ballotpedia/>of Oakdale, [[Minnesota]].  He is a member of the Moulton [[Church of Christ]] in Moulton in Lawrence County, Alabama. He and his wife, Regina, have four children and four grandchildren.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121501/ken-johnson#.WfetebpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's Biography|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2010 general election, Johnson unseated incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Jody Letson by 185 votes, 7,096 (50.7 percent) to 6,911 (49.3 percent). In 2014 Letson challenged Johnson in a bid to regain the seat, but lost again, 6,072 (52.2 percent) to 5,553 (47.7 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ken_Johnson|title=Ken Johnson|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2010 general election, Johnson unseated incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Jody Letson by 185 votes, 7,096 (50.7 percent) to 6,911 (49.3 percent). In 2014 Letson challenged Johnson in a bid to regain the seat, but lost again, 6,072 (52.2 percent) to 5,553 (47.7 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ken_Johnson|title=Ken Johnson|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>

Johnson is the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the vice chairman of the Ways and Means General Fund, and a member of the Insurance Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

Johnson is the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the vice chairman of the Ways and Means General Fund, and a member of the Insurance Committee.<ref name=pvs/>

In 2013, Representative Johnson voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he co-sponsored the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Johnson sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase the  cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Johnson co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities, legislation which cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He voted against the legislation to bar judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which still passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/121501/ken-johnson#.WfeiRrpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>

In 2013, Representative Johnson voted to establish health care standards for [[abortion]] facilities in Alabama. In 2014, he co-sponsored the bill to prohibit abortion after the detection of the heartbeat of the unborn child. He voted to permit display of the [[Ten Commandments]] on public property, a measure which passed the House, 77-19. He supported drug testing for certain recipients of the public welfare system. In 2015, Johnson sponsored legislation affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted to establish public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He supported the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He supported the increase the  cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Johnson co-sponsored legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation abortions in Alabama. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities, legislation which cleared the House, 52-33. In 2017, he supported allowing midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won easy House approval, 84-11. He supported reducing the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted for the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits the alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed the House, 72-29. He voted against the legislation to bar judicial override of sentencing guidelines, a measure which still passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/121501/ken-johnson#.WfeiRrpFzb0|title=Ken Johnson's  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 22, 2017}}</ref>

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