
Jeff Johnson
Former Representative Jeff Johnson is running for governor in 2018. Johnson ran in 2014, losing to Governor Mark Dayton who is not seeking re-election. Johnson served in the Minnesota House from 2000 to 2006. He is currently serving his final term as a Hennepin County Commissioner. Johnson joins a crowded field of candidates, including Republicans Christopher Chamberlain, Blake Huffman and Representative Matt Dean and Democrats St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Representatives Erin Murphy and Tina Liebling and Congressman Tim Walz.