Education
Johns is a lifetime resident of Webster, where he attended Catholic and public schools.
Johns is a lifetime resident of Webster, where he attended Catholic and public schools.
He graduated from Saint John Fisher College in 1975, with a Bachelor of Surgery degree in biology. He joined the Monroe County Health Department in 1979, where worked as an environmental health specialist until he retired in 2012. His first foray into politics was a run against congresswoman Louise Slaughter for New York"s 28th congressional district in 2000.
He was elected to the Webster Town Board in 2007, where he served a four year term before being elected to the state Assembly.
Johns also served on the Webster Conservation Board. Johns also ran unsuccessfully against state assemblyman David Koon in 2004 and 2006 before winning the assembly seat in 2010 by a slim margin.