Jeff Johnson (Ohio politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jeff Johnson (Ohio politician)

Ohio politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1958

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jeffrey D.
Johnson (born April 10, 1958) is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Cleveland, Ohio.
He is a member of Cleveland City Council representing Ward 10, and previously served as councilman for Ward 8 from 1984 to 1990 and later as a member of the Ohio Senate, from 1990 to 1998.
Johnson was raised in the Collinwood neighborhood and graduated from Collinwood High School.
He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Kent State University and a J.D.
degree and a master's degree in political science from Case Western Reserve University.
He also attended John Carroll University and Cornell University. Johnson was seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party in the 1990s, and announced his candidacy in 1998 to replace retiring Representative Louis Stokes in the U.S.
House of Representatives.
A few weeks after his announcement, however, he was indicted on federal charges of extortion.
FBI agents said between 1994 and 1996 Johnson accepted $17,000 in campaign contributions and personal loans in exchange for using his influence to land state licenses for grocers.
He was convicted in November 1998 and began his sentence in 2000 after losing an appeal, serving 15 months in prison and a halfway house.On January 17, 2017, Johnson announced his candidacy for Mayor of Cleveland in the 2017 election.