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Show Mary Lorraine ran for Democratic Chairman of her voting district, position she held for 30 years. She was employed as a Legislative Clerk in 1965 in the House of Representatives and has held party offices at district and legislative levels. She has been a delegate to and state as a conventions. After many county serving 1 egisl ati ve c l erk for 8 she decided to run for office years, herself. She mounted a door to door campaign and won, serving two terms in the House of Representati ves. Her commi t tees incl uded and Federal State and Public Affairs, Safety, Agriculture subcommittee and Labor Appropriations Business, covering Agriculture, Social Services, Higher Education. She co-chaired the Medical Malpractice committee. She was the first woman to chair the a Committee. She Energy and Natural Resources the Selective Service Systems Board from 1974 to was deactivated. Agriculture, served when it on also 1976 Johnson worked for for senior tax abatements Rep. property citizens, sales tax elimination from precription drugs, low-income housing and credit for women. She has ·been active in PTA, American Legion Auziliary, Girl Scouts, and Cub Scouts, Little Theatre, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, local citizens associations. She is a member of the League of Utah Consumers, Action Panel for Consumers, Board of Trustees of central City Neighborhood Council, Order of Women Legislators, Salt Lake Salt Lake Women's Democratic Club, Women's Legislative Council, Council of Women, Sagebrush Democratic Club, Utah Women's Political Caucus, Utah Equal Rights Coalition. Johnsons profession and she worked many years was Rep. in that field. She and her husband are both retired, and now spend their time traveling, doing genealogy, church work and keeping up with their eight grandchildren. She ·could not have achieved these accomplishments without her supportive husband and family. Photography 159 |
