born january american businessman politician nominee president united_states election served 29th governor new_mexico member republican_party nominee president united_states election johnson announced candidacy president april republican platform emphasizing united_states public debt balanced budget reduction federal government spending protection civil liberties immediate end war afghanistan advocacy december excluded majority republican_party presidential debates failing gain traction campaigning new_hampshire primary withdrew candidacy republican nomination announced continue presidential campaign candidate nomination won nomination chosen running mate judge california won vice presidential nomination ticket received popular vote amounting million votes minor candidates combined best showing history vote count january johnson announced candidacy nomination selected republican governor massachusetts running mate johnson won nomination second ballot delegates early life career johnson born january son née worked public school teacher johnson graduated school track team attended graduated political science joined alpha fraternity met future wife college johnson earned money door door success industry encouraged start business started business focused mechanical contracting johnson employee major break firm receiving large contract expansion increased big revenue million success johnson enrolled time management course night school credits making heavily goal driven eventually grew big dollar corporation employees time sold company new_mexico leading construction companies entered politics time running governor new_mexico conservative low tax anti crime platform johnson won gubernatorial nomination defeated incumbent democratic governor tenure governor johnson known low tax views policies tax bureaucracy reduction supported cost benefit analysis rationale cut annual growth budget use gubernatorial veto times months office johnson set state national records use veto line item veto powers estimated contemporary governors combined gained nicknames veto johnson governor veto johnson successfully sought election second term concentrated issue school reforms campaigning marijuana opposition war drugs term limited johnson run election end second term leaving office johnson founded non profit america initiative political advocacy committee seeking promote policies free enterprise foreign non limited government endorsed republican presidential candidacy congressman election governor new mexico term johnson entered politics intention running governor advised republican elders run instead despite advice johnson spent money entered race intent bringing common sense business approach office johnson campaign slogan people politics platform emphasized tax cuts job creation state government spending growth restraint law order won republican nomination defeating state legislator governor fourth johnson subsequently won general election defeating incumbent democratic governor johnson elected nationally republican year party registration state new_mexico time democratic governor johnson followed strict small government approach according member time approached legislation purpose response ask government involved begin vetoed bills months office national record legislation line item veto remaining bills office johnson fulfilled campaign promise reduce annual growth state budget budget johnson proposed wide range tax cuts including repeal drug tax million income tax cut cents gasoline tax cut gasoline tax cut passed november federal government joined republican governors called republican leadership congress stand firm negotiations clinton administration budget negotiations article reporting letter news conference quoted calling eliminating budget deficit proportional cuts budget johnson worked reduce overall state spending term raised education spending nearly drop rates test scores showed little improvement johnson changed tactics began advocating school key issue budget battles second term governor second term johnson ran election governor democratic mayor campaign johnson promised continue policies term improving schools cutting state spending taxes bureaucracy frequent use veto line item veto power fielding strong hispanic candidate hispanic state democrats expected johnson johnson won margin making governor new_mexico serve successive year terms term limits expanded terms johnson promotion school system issue second term proposed statewide system america enrolled students year year vetoed budgets failed include program government threatened ultimately yielded democratic houses opposed plan johnson signed budget line item vetoed legislative plan johnson highest ranking elected officials advocate marijuana saying war drugs expensive bust advocated marijuana use concentration harm reduction measures illegal drugs compared attempts enforce nation drug laws failed attempt alcohol prohibition half government spends police courts prisons deal drug offenders suggested drug abuse treated health issue criminal issue approach issue garnered supportive notice conservative icon rolling_stone johnson proposed ambitious program proposed year parent receive child education private school democrats sought extra school funding school questioned johnson request funding state run prisons having opposed opening private prisons negotiations governor legislature contentious nearly leading government new_mexico devastated johnson handling disaster earned accolades observed johnson week helped reporters understand fire headed low level officials couldn ran herd bureaucratic process getting state federal agencies national_guard involved helped fire feet tour wednesday saw small flames spreading lawn driver stop car jumped flames wife johnson leadership fire praised democratic congressman said think real test leadership circumstances like called reserves energy excellent leader difficult circumstances johnson rebuffed efforts draft presidential election stating republican interest running president reception commentator quoted claim johnson highly regarded state outstanding leadership terms governor size state government term left state large budget surplus interview reason magazine january johnson accomplishments office described follows tax increases years major road building program shifting managed care constructing new private prisons canning state employees record number bills according new_mexico paper johnson left state solid arguably popular governor decade leaving state billion budget surplus reported johnson left office size state government substantially reduced new_mexico enjoying large budget surplus according profile johnson tenure vetoed bills governors combined total introduced republican legislators johnson line item veto power thousands times credits heavy veto pen eliminating new mexico budget deficit cutting growth rate new mexico government half according johnson said numerous stemmed philosophy looking things cost benefit ratio axe fell republicans democrats office johnson criticized opposing funding independent study private prisons series riots killings facilities opponent new_mexico gubernatorial race criticized johnson frequent programs suggesting resulted new_mexico low economic social standing nationally journalist described johnson hard core conservative ruled state like right wing authoritarian embraced marijuana second term populist gain mainly reference commercial johnson reelection campaign featuring johnson saying new_mexico serve second prison sentence johnson insisted commercial directed guy got gun non violent drug offenders post governorship johnson term limited run consecutive term governor presidential election campaign johnson endorsed republican nomination commitment government greater liberty lasting prosperity america johnson spoke paul rally republic september johnson serves student nonprofit organization advocates drug policy reform april serves board directors nonprofit organization book seven principles good government published august presidential campaign united_states presidential election johnson received popular vote total votes best result history raw vote number percentage vote won early history johnson began indicating interest running president election april edition magazine told readers eye johnson presidential campaign reporting johnson told keeping options open shot republican presidential nomination pro personal liberties slash government spending candidate words june appearance freedom watch host judge asked johnson run president johnson responded thought inappropriate openly express desires president obama given opportunity prove followed statement saying appears personal freedoms window october interview johnson announced decision form advocacy committee called help raise funds promote small government ideas december johnson asked opinion strategy worked johnson ran successful gubernatorial campaign organize american initiative committee serves senior advisor america initiative stated focus organization speak issues topics government efficiency lowering taxes ending war drugs protecting civil liberties economy promoting prompted speculation media johnson supporters laying presidential run johnson repeatedly questions presidential bid saying status prevented expressing desire run federal office politics outspoken issues affecting country particularly size cost government debt truly threaten consume economy represent single greatest threat national security february johnson featured speaker crowd liked pushed controversial points johnson tied new_jersey governor trailing ahead speaker house minnesota governor indiana governor alaska governor vice presidential candidate slate called johnson second biggest winner conference writing place showing straw poll gave johnson real media hook met tons reporters commanded small vote slightly lighter shade dark horse republican presidential candidacy april johnson announced twitter running president followed announcement speech concord new_hampshire eventually large field announce candidacy republican presidential nomination johnson chose opinion strategy director new_mexico gubernatorial campaigns presidential campaign manager senior advisor campaign headquartered salt_lake_city utah offices located johnson economics advisor harvard economics professor initially johnson hoped run president johnson paul network minded voters traveled houston tell paul decision run person paul announced candidacy johnson participated republican presidential debates hosted south_carolina appearing stage declined debate johnson excluded debates june hosted cnn new_hampshire august hosted iowa september hosted cnn california exclusion johnson minute video responding debate questions posted youtube exclusion widely publicized gave johnson little bump recognition produced small donations long term consequences dismal financial quarter ending june johnson raised mere decided johnson polled recent polls participate september debate florida hosted party objected johnson inclusion johnson participated appearing stage debate johnson delivered media outlets including los_angeles_times time called best line night door neighbor dogs created ready jobs administration entertainment_weekly opined johnson won debate presidential nomination campaign johnson focused majority campaign activities new_hampshire primary announced november longer campaign inability gain traction month primary speculation media run candidate instead johnson acknowledged considering december reported johnson quit republican announce intention seek nomination december press conference encouraged supporters vote republican presidential december johnson formally withdrew candidacy republican presidential nomination declared candidacy presidential nomination new_mexico national convention johnson received official nomination president election vote votes votes second place candidate acceptance speech johnson asked convention delegates nominate running mate judge california gray subsequently received party vice presidential nomination ballot johnson spent early months campaign making media appearances television programs daily starting september johnson embarked week tour college campuses october participated party debate aired post debate online election allowed people choose candidates debate thought won face head head run debate won poll debated washington november johnson stated goal win percent vote winning percent allow candidates equal ballot access federal funding election cycle national poll likely registered voters conducted june june johnson took vote poll conducted september september showed johnson taking likely voters poll released july revealed johnson took likely voters poll released september showed johnson taking likely voters final results showed johnson polling nearly million votes popular vote established record total votes won presidential election second highest percentage despite falling short stated goal johnson stated mission accomplished regards future presidential bid said soon talking elections elections johnson continued criticize obama administration issues article guardian johnson called united_states attorney general let individual states marijuana google hosted johnson june criticized government lack transparency process regards domestic surveillance programs said rule running republican future america initiative december johnson announced founding america initiative super intended support minded causes realities government run healthcare setting continuing breadth domestic americans ready look candidates offer real alternatives business usual release announcing said ceo july johnson named president ceo nevada based company aims primarily sell medical products states medicinal recreational legal presidential campaign april ask session johnson stated hoped run president run republican stated love running explaining november johnson affirmed intention run nomination july johnson reiterated intentions presidential campaign stated announcing think announcing point look don process retrospect percent time spent trying president ended wasted time january johnson resigned post ceo inc pursue political opportunities presidential run january johnson declared seek nomination presidency johnson named massachusetts governor running mate johnson received nomination second ballot political positions johnson views described conservative socially liberal philosophy limited government military non identified classical liberal johnson said favors reducing taxes governorship johnson cut taxes fourteen times increased stance taxes political described original candidate johnson advocated proposal abolish federal income corporate capital gains taxes replace tax consumption non essential goods providing households according income level argued assure transparency tax system private sector create tens millions jobs june johnson said supported johnson said supports balancing federal budget immediately stated supports government spending including involve cutting percent turning block grant programs control spending hands states create words laboratories innovation advocated passing law allowing state bankruptcy ruling federal states johnson expressed opposition cited massively strength dollar sign legislation eliminate supported central bank urged members congress july vote favor federal reserve transparency act campaign nomination stated opposed foreign wars pledged cut military budget percent term president cut military overseas bases civilian personnel research development intelligence nuclear weapons programs stated opposition involvement war afghanistan opposed involvement civil war stated believe iran military threat use presidential power prevent israel attacking iran follow israel ally war initiated johnson strong supporter civil liberties received highest score candidate supporting drug opposing censorship regulation internet patriot act enhanced airport screenings indefinite detention prisoners spoken favor separation church state said seek counsel god determining political agenda johnson endorsed sex marriage called constitutional amendment protecting equal marriage rights criticized obama position issue having thrown question states hand johnson opposes wade believing states decide matter longtime advocate marijuana said president remove schedule controlled substances act issue executive order non violent marijuana offenders johnson stated opposition gun control said firm believer second amendment signed legislation banning assault weapons automatic weapons personal life johnson married née lady new_mexico engaged campaigns smoking breast cancer oversaw expansion governor mansion initiated separation months later announced divorce age died unexpectedly december cause death later attributed heart disease johnson engaged real estate agent year meeting bike race stated reason married road johnson lives new_mexico home built avid extensively term office competed bike races competed times celebrity hawaii registering best time mile swim mile bike ride mile marathon run hours minutes seconds ran miles consecutive hours rocky_mountains reached summit despite toes climbed seven seven tallest peaks asia europe north_america africa south_america antarctica oceania respectively completed march white sands missile range new_mexico participants traverse mile course desert combat boots wearing pound packs october johnson involved near fatal accident wing caught tree fell approximately feet ground johnson suffered multiple bone including burst fracture twelfth broken rib broken knee accident left inches shorter medicinal marijuana pain control johnson lutheran stated belief god given fundamental belief unto unto electoral history books seven principles good government liberty people politics isbn
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