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About
Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson
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Congresswoman
Nancy L. Johnson was first elected in 1982 to
represent Connecticut’s Sixth Congressional
District. In 2002, she was re-elected in the new
Fifth District, created because of
reapportionment. The voters of the Fifth
District overwhelmingly re-elected Johnson to
serve a 12th term in 2004. She has
served longer in the U.S. House of
Representatives than anyone in Connecticut’s
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Hailed
by the non-partisan Almanac of American
Politics as "one of the most active and
productive legislators in the House,"
Johnson has paved a record of legislative
accomplishment that improved health care for
seniors and children, lowered taxes for working
families, strengthened the economy, improved our
schools, and protected the environment.
She is a senior
member of the powerful tax-writing House Ways
and Means Committee and the first woman to chair
one of its subcommittees. As the current
chairman of the Health Subcommittee, Johnson
co-authored the law that added prescription drug
benefits and other 21st century
modernizations to Medicare. Johnson also wrote
the law that created the children’s health
insurance program (known as HUSKY in
Connecticut). She has worked successfully to cut
taxes for Connecticut families and level the
economic playing field so small businesses and
manufacturers can compete in the global economy
and create good jobs.
Johnson’s
political career began when she ran for the
Connecticut State Senate in 1976, becoming the
first Republican elected to the New Britain seat
in 30 years – a seat she held for three terms.
Prior to seeking elective office, she was active
in community affairs in New Britain. A native of
Chicago and a Radcliffe College graduate,
Johnson and her husband Ted live in New Britain.
They have three married daughters and ten
wonderful grandchildren.
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