Gary Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Johnson
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1953(1953-01-01)
Age	71
Birthplace	Minot
Country	United States
Birth City	North Dakota
Horoscope	Capricorn

Gary Johnson Biography

Gary Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 1, 1953 in Minot, North Dakota, United States. New Mexico’s 29th governor from 1995 to 2003 who ran for the office of President of the United States on the Libertarian Party ticket in 2012 and 2016. Before running for Governor in 1994, he had no prior political experience.

He is close with libertarian politicians Ron Paul and his son Rand, frequently appearing at Ron Paul rallies and endorsing Ron for the Republican nomination.

Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician who served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections. He was also the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in the 2018 New Mexico senate election.

While in college, Johnson earned money as a door-to-door handyman. His success in that industry encouraged him to start his own business, Big J Enterprises, in 1976. When he started the business, which focused on mechanical contracting, Johnson was its only employee. His firm’s major break came when he received a large contract from Intel’s expansion in Rio Rancho, which increased Big J’s revenue to $38 million.

He built his own home in Taos, New Mexico. He was married to Dee Simms from 1977 until 2005.

Gary Johnson Net Worth

Gary Johnson is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He turned his small door-to-door selling business into one of the largest construction companies in the state.

Before running for president, he called attention to America’s rising national debt and dangerous financial situation.

Johnson was born on January 1, 1953, in Minot, North Dakota, the son of Lorraine B. (née Bostow), who worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Earl W. Johnson, a public school teacher. In 1971, Johnson graduated from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was on the school track team. He attended the University of New Mexico from 1971 to 1975 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. While at UNM, he joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. It was there that he met his future wife, Denise “Dee” Simms.

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Who is Gary Johnson Dating?

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In 1998, Johnson ran for reelection as governor against Democratic Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez. In his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power. Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson, but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%. This made him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991. Johnson made the promotion of a school voucher system a “hallmark issue” of his second term. In 1999, he proposed the first statewide voucher system in America, which would have enrolled 100,000 students in its first year.

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That year, he vetoed two budgets that failed to include a voucher program and a government shutdown was threatened, but ultimately yielded to Democratic majorities in both houses of the New Mexico Legislature, who opposed the plan. Johnson signed the budget, but line-item vetoed a further $21 million, or 1%, from the legislative plan. In 1999, Johnson became one of the highest-ranking elected officials in the US to advocate the legalization of marijuana. Saying the War on Drugs was “an expensive bust”, he advocated the decriminalization of marijuana use and concentration on harm-reduction measures for all other illegal drugs. He compared attempts to enforce the nation’s drug laws with the failed attempt at alcohol prohibition. In remarks in 2011, he noted: “Half of what government spends on police, courts and prisons is to deal with drug offenders.” He suggested that drug abuse be treated as a health issue, not as a criminal issue. His approach to the issue garnered supportive notice from conservative icon William F. Buckley, as well as the Cato Institute and Rolling Stone.

What percent of the vote did Gary Johnson get?

Gary Johnson received 4,489,233 total votes and 3.3% of the national vote, coming third in the nation and setting a record for the Libertarian Party’s strongest historical result to date.

How many votes did Gary Johnson get in the 2016 election?

Who ran for Libertarian Party 2020?

Jo Jorgensen was chosen as the party’s presidential nominee, becoming the first woman to receive the Libertarian nomination, after four rounds of voting. Spike Cohen was nominated for vice president.

Is libertarian left or right?

Definition. Although libertarianism originated as a form of left-wing politics, the development in the mid-20th century of modern libertarianism in the United States resulted in libertarianism being commonly associated with right-wing politics.

Has a Libertarian ever won?

The Libertarian Party has had significant electoral success in the context of state legislatures and other local offices. Libertarians won four elections to the Alaska House of Representatives between 1978 and 1984 and another four to the New Hampshire General Court in 1992.