State Senate: | Oklahoma |
District: | 22nd |
Term Start: | 2010 |
Term End: | 2014 |
Predecessor: | Mike Johnson |
Successor: | Stephanie Bice |
State House2: | Oklahoma |
District2: | 59th |
Term Start2: | 2006 |
Term End2: | 2008 |
Predecessor2: | Clay Pope |
Successor2: | Mike Sanders |
Father: | Mike Johnson |
Education: | Oklahoma State University University of Oklahoma College of Law |
Party: | Republican |
Rob Johnson is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 22nd district from 2010 to 2014 and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 59th district from 2006 to 2008.
Rob Johnson graduated from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He worked as a legislative assistant for Wes Watkins and as a legislative director for Tom Cole. In 2006, he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 59th district as a Republican and he served until 2008.[1] In 2010 he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate representing the 22nd district. He did not run for reelection in 2014.[2] His father, Mike Johnson, also served in the state senate.[3]
Johnson worked as a lobbyist from 2017 to 2020, representing clients such as Reynolds American, the Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association, and Adobe Inc. He filed to run for his former senate seat in a 2021 special election to succeed Stephanie Bice, but was struck from the ballot for living outside the district.[4]
In January 2023, he was appointed general counsel for Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond.[5] In September 2024 he replaced Trebor Worthen as Drummond's chief of staff.[6]