James P. (Jim) Johnson

A Representative from Colorado. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S. Dak. , June 2, 1930. B. A. , Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. , 1952. LL. B. , University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. , 1959. United States Marine Corps, jet pilot in Korea, 1952-1956. Admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1959. Lawyer, private practice. Deputy district attorney, Eighth Judicial District, Colorado, 1959-1966. Municipal judge, Ault, Colo. , 1962-1965. Assistant district attorney, 1964-1966. Member, Poudre R-1 School Board, Fort Collins, 1969-1971. Delegate to Colorado State Republican conventions, 1960-1972. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1981). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress. Resumed the practice of law in Fort Collins, Colo. Member, supreme court judicial nominating commission, state of Colorado, 1984-1986. Member, Colorado water conservation board, 1985-1987. Died on November 16, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colo.