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Gordon M. Johnson (born December 16, 1949) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 37th Legislative District. ==Biography== Johnson grew up in Englewood, New Jersey where he still resides. His mother was a nurse and his father was a United States Customs Agent. He attended St. Cecilia High School, received a B.S. from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Social Science and Criminal Justice, and an M.A. from Seton Hall University in Administration and Supervision.〔 He served in the United States Army Reserve with the rank of Major (United States), and participated in Operation Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991 and Operation Joint Endeavor in 1996. Johnson retired with the rank of Major from the United States Army Reserve in 2000. He is highly decorated and holds the National Defense Service Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, NATO Service Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal. He was the Bergen County Sheriff from 2001–2002, and was with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department since 1999.〔 Mr. Johnson was the first African-American to hold countywide office in Bergen and was the first African-American Sheriff in Bergen County.〔Johnson, Paul The Record, Dec. 4, 2004〕 Johnson served as an Undersheriff in the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, a position he has filled from 1999-2001 and 2002-2005. In the days following September 11, 2001, Sheriff Johnson served as commander of the George Washington Bridge as part Bergen County's response to the terrorist attacks. According to the Record, Sheriff Johnson "has widely been credited with helping to ease the rancor and divisiveness within the department." 〔The Record, Dec. 6,2001, P. L10〕 He has served twenty-four years with the Englewood Police Department, attaining the rank of Patrol Sergeant. He is also experienced in labor relations and has served as President of the State P.B.A. Supervisory Officers Association-Local #216. On June 6, 2006, Johnson won the Democratic Party primary for the Englewood City Council at-large by unseating incumbent Rev. Vernon Walton; Victory in the primary is tantamount to winning the seat in this Democratic Party stronghold. On Election Day, November 7, 2006, Johnson won the at-large seat, defeating Republican Harry Kanner. Johnson received 5,132 votes, with Kanner receiving 1,501 votes.〔(Englewood election results ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 8, 2006〕 In August 2008, Johnson announced that he will be stepping down from his Englewood City Council seat by March 2008. While Johnson was grandfathered in from legislation banning dual office holding, he would step down to "follow the will of the people".〔Kremen, Maya. ("State lawmaker quits local council post " ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', August 25, 2008. Accessed August 28, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon M. Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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