Gary Johnson

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Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician who served as New Mexico's 29th governor from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party.

In the 2012 and 2016 elections, he was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States.

In the 2018 New Mexico senate race, Johnson was also the Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate.

On a low-tax, anti-crime platform, he ran for Governor of New Mexico for the first time in 1994, a 'common sense corporate strategy' was touted.

Bruce King, the incumbent Democratic governor of Wisconsin, was defeated by 50 percent to 40 percent.

During his first six months, Johnson defeated the 10% annual increase in the budget, owing to his use of the gubernatorial veto 200 times.

In his second term, he concentrated on school voucher reforms as well as advocating for cannabis decriminalization.

During his tenure as governor, Johnson adhered to an anti-tax policy, establishing state and national records for the number of times he used his veto authority: more than any of the other 49 contemporary governors combined.

Johnson resigned from front-line politics in 2003, after a term-limited process. Johnson ran for president in 2012, first as a Republican on a libertarian platform emphasizing the US public debt and a balanced budget, safeguarding civil rights, military non-interventionism, and opposition to the War on Drugs.

In December 2011, he dropped his bid for the Republican nomination and instead pressed for the Libertarian nomination, winning the nomination in May 2012.

Johnson also received 1.3 million votes (1%), more than any other minor candidates combined. Bill Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, ran for president again in 2016, receiving the Libertarian nomination and selecting him as his running mate.

Johnson received nearly 4.5 million votes (3.2 percent of the total vote), the most for a third party presidential candidate since 1996 and the most national vote share for a Libertarian candidate in history.

Johnson did not run for president again after the 2016 presidential election.

In the 2018 New Mexico senate election against incumbent Democratic senator Martin Heinrich, who came third with 15.38 percent of the vote (107,201 votes).

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Early life and career

Johnson was born in Minot, North Dakota, on January 1, 1953, the son of Lorraine B. Davidson. née Bostow, who worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Earl W. Johnson, a public school teacher, dated. Johnson graduated from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was on the school track team in 1971. He attended the University of New Mexico from 1971 to 1975 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity while at UNM. Denise "Dee" Simms, his future wife, was born there.

Johnson made money as a door-to-door handyman while in college. In 1976, his success in that sector inspired him to start Big J Enterprises, his own venture. Johnson was the company's sole employee when it was established, which was a mechanical contracting firm. His company's big break came when he received a major boost from Intel's Rio Rancho expansion, which increased Big J's earnings to $38 million.

Johnson enrolled in a time management course at night school, which he attributes for his being extremely goal driven. With over 1,000 workers, he eventually transformed Big J into a multimillion-dollar company. It was one of New Mexico's top building firms by the time he sold the firm in 1999.

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