Gordon Johnson's Biography
- State Senate (NJ) - District 37, Democratic Assistant Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
96 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Full Name:
Gordon M. Johnson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Jackie; 3 Children: Brandon, Stephanie, Steven
Birth Date:
12/16/1949
Birth Place:
Englewood, NJ
Home City:
Englewood, NJ
Religion:
Christian
Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College
BS, Social Science/Criminal Justice, Saint Thomas Aquinas College
MA, Administration and Supervision, Seton Hall University
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 2022-present
Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2022-present
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 37, 2023
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 37, 2002-2022
Speaker Pro Tempore, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2018-2022
Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2014-2018
Majority Conference Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2012-2013
Deputy Conference Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2010-2011
Council Member, City of Englewood, New Jersey, District At-Large, 2006-2009
Member, New Jersey Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing, 2002-present
Former Member, Budget Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Chair, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Chair, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Select Committee on Legislative Oversight, New Jersey State General Assembly
Consultant, Law Enforcement, present
Undersheriff, Bergen County, 1999-2001, 2002-2005
Sheriff, Bergen County, 2001-2002
Major, United States Army Reserves, 1970-2000
Patrol Sergeant, Englewood Police Department, 1974-1999
Member, Bergen County Urban League, present
Honorary Member, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees #632, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present
Member, Rotary Club of Englewood/Englewood Cliffs, present
Member, Shiloh Masonic Lodge, present
President, State of New Jersey Policeman's Benevolent Association, present
Member, Supervisory Officers Association-Local #216, present
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6467, Bergenfield, New Jersey, present
Member, American Legion, Henry Douglas Post 58, Englewood, New Jersey present