  timothy vincent "tim" johnson (born july 23, 1946) was the u.s. representative for , serving since 2001. he is a member of the republican party and did not run for re-election in 2012. ==early life, education, and early political career== johnson was born in champaign to robert and margaret evans johnson and spent his childhood in urbana where he graduated from urbana high school. he attended the united states military academy at west point in 1964project vote smart. representative timothy v. johnson. retrieved october 17, 2006. followed by the university of illinois at urbana-champaign. johnson majored in history and graduated in 1969 phi beta kappa, receiving the bronze tablet,university of illinois. recipients of the bronze tablet, 1960s. an honor given to the top 3% of undergraduates.university of illinois. bronze tablet background information in 1972, johnson graduated with honors from the university of illinois college of law and was elected to the order of the coif, a national legal honor society.15th congressional district of illinois. biography. retrieved october 17, 2006.associated press election coverage. last updated: october 16, 2006.  in 1971, johnson was elected to the city council of urbana, illinois. ==illinois house of representatives==  in 1976, johnson was elected to serve as a representative in springfield, after besting five other republican candidates in the 1976 [[primaries|re
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