Q:Facts: - residence: urbana , illinois - preceded: tom ewing - party: republican - spouse: divorced - district: 15th - term end: january 3 , 2013 - succeeded: john shimkus - birth date: 23 july 1946 - state: illinois - name: timothy v. johnson - term start: january 3 , 2001 - image: timothy v johnson portrait.jpg - birth place: champaign , illinois - religion: assembly of god - alma mater: university of illinois - occupation: attorney Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tim johnson -lrb- illinois politician -rrb- .
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timothy vincent '' tim '' johnson -lrb- born july 23 , 1946 -rrb- 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 .