7-Term GOP Rep. Bill Johnson To Resign January 21st

Youngstown’s NBC affiliate reports:

Valley Congressman and incoming Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson will begin his new job as YSU President beginning January 22.

According to a message sent out to YSU’s community by Trustee Chairman Michael Peterson, Johnson has submitted his resignation from Congress on Tuesday and his term as Congressman will end January 21 with him taking his position as University President the following day.

This is earlier than his projected date of March 15. Prior to his appointment as President, Johnson will continue visiting campus as often as possible visiting with students, faculty and staff.

Read the full article. Johnson, who was reelected last year by 35 points, has a 0% rating from the Human Rights Campaign on LGBTQ issues.

In 2019, he held a “moment of silence for Trump voters” on the House floor after Trump’s first impeachment.

In December 2020, he was among the 126 House Republicans who signed onto a Supreme Court lawsuit seeking to overturn President Biden’s win.