Background
Johnson was born in Oroville, California on March 22, 1911.
Johnson was born in Oroville, California on March 22, 1911.
He attended Oroville public schools and the University of California.
He also served in the California Senate representing the 1st district from 1977 to 1984. He changed his party affiliation to Independent in 1983. They had two children, Mary Lou and, Junior.
He founded the Christian and Johnson Garden and Nursery and the Christian and Johnson Company in Chico.
He served as president of the Chico Rotary Club, the Chico Shrine, and the Arbuckle Lions. He belonged to the Elks, Masons, Knights of Pythias and the Ben Ali Temple of Shrine.
He was elected to the Assembly in 1965. He died in Chico on November 18, 1993.
A segment of Highway 99 south of Chico is named the " Johnson Expressway.".
Prior to serving in the legislature, he was a member of the Butte County Board of Education and the Butte and Colusa County Grand Juries.