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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 [[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, the son of an Air Force officer, moved to [[Birmingham]] with his family in [[1973]]. He graduated from [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] and earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry at Spring Hill College in Mobile. In the summer of [[1980]], before his senior year, Johnson flew to Pakistan, intending to support the mujahideen resistance against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. His offer was dismissed, however, and he returned to Mobile. He spent some time studying at the [[UAB School of Medicine|University of Alabama School of Medicine]] in [[Birmingham]], but devoted most of the next decade visiting developing countries, where his interest in politics was piqued.
 
 
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Johnson and his wife, the former Kathy Hale, have three children. They reside in Prattville.  


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Revision as of 15:37, 12 December 2011

Bill Johnson (born c. 1959) represented District 2 in the Birmingham City Council from 1997 to 2001.

Johnson, the son of an Air Force officer, moved to Birmingham with his family in 1973. He graduated from John Carroll Catholic High School and earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry at Spring Hill College in Mobile. In the summer of 1980, before his senior year, Johnson flew to Pakistan, intending to support the mujahideen resistance against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. His offer was dismissed, however, and he returned to Mobile. He spent some time studying at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, but devoted most of the next decade visiting developing countries, where his interest in politics was piqued.


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, the former Kathy Hale, have three children. They reside in Prattville.

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Preceded by:
Pat Sewell 		Birmingham City Council District 2 Representative
1997–2001 		Succeeded by:
Carol Reynolds

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