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'''Bill Johnson''' (born c. [[1959]]) represented [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]] in the [[Birmingham City Council]] from [[1997]] to [[2001]]. | '''Bill Johnson''' (born c. [[1959]]) represented [[Birmingham City Council District 2|District 2]] in the [[Birmingham City Council]] from [[1997]] to [[2001]]. | ||
Johnson graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile and | Johnson graduated from [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] and earned his bachelor's degree at Spring Hill College in Mobile and. He also medical school at the [[UAB School of Medicine|University of Alabama School of Medicine]] in [[Birmingham]]. He worked with the [[Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee]] on tort reform in the [[Alabama Legislature]] | ||
Johnson worked on [[Bob Riley]]'s congressional staff and had a leadership role on Riley's gubernatorial campaigns in [[2002]] and [[2006]]. Riley appointed him to the [[Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs]] in [[2003]]. He stepped down in order to run for the Republican nomination for [[Governor of Alabama]] in [[2010 primary elections|2010]]. As a candidate he supported a conservative Christian agenda, but also argued for the legalization of gambling. He finished 5th, with 1.7% of the votes, in a race that sent [[Bradley Byrne]] and [[Robert Bentley]] to a run-off. | |||
In [[2011]] Johnson moved to Christchurch, New Zealand as a manager for Ceres NZ, managing disaster recovery efforts following a major earthquake in that region. While there, he advertised his services as a sperm donor to women needing help getting pregnant. According to the ''New Zealand Herald'', they have confirmed that he provided services to at least nine women, at least three of whom became pregnant. | |||
Johnson and his wife, Kathy, reside in Prattville. They have no children. | |||
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==References== | |||
* "[http://www.ourprattville.com/article/our-prattville-exclusive-interview-bill-johnson-2010-alabama-republican-gubernatorial-candidate Bill Johnson, 2010 Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate]" (January 29, 2010) ''Our Prattville'' | |||
* Talbot, George (December 11, 2011) "Alabama politician Bill Johnson caught in sperm donation scandal in New Zealand." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Bill}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Bill}} | ||
[[Category:1959 births]] | [[Category:1959 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:John Carroll graduates]] | |||
[[Category:Birmingham City Council]] | [[Category:Birmingham City Council]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama officials]] | |||
[[Category:Politicians]] | |||
Revision as of 13:18, 12 December 2011
Bill Johnson (born c. 1959) represented District 2 in the Birmingham City Council from 1997 to 2001.
Johnson graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School and earned his bachelor's degree at Spring Hill College in Mobile and. He also medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. He worked with the Alabama Civil Justice Reform Committee on tort reform in the Alabama Legislature
Johnson worked on Bob Riley's congressional staff and had a leadership role on Riley's gubernatorial campaigns in 2002 and 2006. Riley appointed him to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in 2003. He stepped down in order to run for the Republican nomination for Governor of Alabama in 2010. As a candidate he supported a conservative Christian agenda, but also argued for the legalization of gambling. He finished 5th, with 1.7% of the votes, in a race that sent Bradley Byrne and Robert Bentley to a run-off.
In 2011 Johnson moved to Christchurch, New Zealand as a manager for Ceres NZ, managing disaster recovery efforts following a major earthquake in that region. While there, he advertised his services as a sperm donor to women needing help getting pregnant. According to the New Zealand Herald, they have confirmed that he provided services to at least nine women, at least three of whom became pregnant.
Johnson and his wife, Kathy, reside in Prattville. They have no children.
| Preceded by: Pat Sewell |
Birmingham City Council District 2 Representative 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by: Carol Reynolds |
References
- "Bill Johnson, 2010 Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate" (January 29, 2010) Our Prattville
- Talbot, George (December 11, 2011) "Alabama politician Bill Johnson caught in sperm donation scandal in New Zealand." Birmingham News