- Occupation: Businessman/Parent
- Chairman of the Board of Johanson Transportation Service, a successful nationwide transportation company, which I founded in 1971.
- Chairman of the Board, Fresno Business Council. President of the Business Council from '95 to '01; Education Committee Chair in '94 & '95.
- Former Board member, Fresno City and County Chamber of Commerce; Chamber President in '91.
- Co-Chair of five School Bond campaigns for Fresno Unified. Chair, FUSD Oversight Committee for Measure K, which voters approved in '01.
- Board of Directors, Fresno Public Education Fund ('93 to present) and Center for Advanced Research & Technology ('97 to present).
- Leon S. Peters Award ('96); Fresno Teachers Association "Friend of Education" award ('99).
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Ensure all students graduate with the skills necessary to begin productive careers or continue on to college.
- Seek outside resources to expand after-school academic enrichment and mentoring programs. Everyone benefits from strong community-school partnerships
- As a successful businessman, I'll draw on my real world experience to ensure that school dollars are utilized effectively.
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- Superintendent Pete Mehas, Fresno Deputy Sheriffs Assn, Sheriff Pierce
- Senators Chuck Poochigian & Jim Costa, Congressman George Radanovich
- Mayor Autry, Supervisor Juan Arambula, School Superintendent Terry Bradley
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League of Women Voters of California
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