Janet Johnson (politician)

Janet B. Johnson (March 5, 1940 – August 21, 1999) was an American politician.

Born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, Johnson moved to Minnesota in 1960 and went to University of Minnesota. Johnson was a business owner. She served on the North Branch, Minnesota School Board and was involved with the Democratic Party. Johnson served in the Minnesota Senate from 1991 until her death in 1999. Johnson died of brain cancer in a hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She was a Lutheran.